Words that come from Yoruba “a-”
400 words across 15 languages descend from Yoruba a- — including oxidase, ATPase, amylase, anhydrase, decarboxylase, deaminase, lyase, lactase.
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English (248)
- oxidase
- ATPase
- amylase
- anhydrase
- decarboxylase
- deaminase
- lyase
- lactase
- deacetylase
- nuclease
- enolase
- aldolase
- asparaginase
- chitinase
- mutase
- PNPase
- penicillinase
- endopeptidase
- primase
- arginase
- aconitase
- sucrase
- transcarbamylase
- dehalogenase
- demethylase
- racemase
- hexosaminidase
- thioesterase
- glucoamylase
- acylase
- deiodinase
- nucleotidase
- glucocerebrosidase
- glutaminase
- pyrophosphorylase
- photolyase
- maturase
- transcarbamoylase
- chymase
- relaxase
- prothrombinase
- phosphoglucomutase
- epoxidase
- thiolase
- sulfurylase
- resolvase
- phenoloxidase
- transacetylase
- mannosidase
- heparinase
- ferroxidase
- uricase
- ferrochelatase
- chelatase
- glyoxalase
- dipeptidase
- endochitinase
- alliinase
- dinitrogenase
- mannosidosis
- isoamylase
- prophenoloxidase
- hemicellulase
- xylosidase
- transaldolase
- glucosaminidase
- foldase
- methylesterase
- cutinase
- trehalase
- hypolactasia
- hyperamylasemia
- flippase
- dextrinase
- sortase
- pullulanase
- phosphotransacetylase
- diphosphatase
- thiaminase
- mannanase
- cytase
- chlorophyllase
- aminomutase
- glycanase
- kininase
- desulfurase
- arabinofuranosidase
- nitrilase
- exopeptidase
- galactase
- deformylase
- phosphomonoesterase
- aggrecanase
- enkephalinase
- carbapenemase
- keratinase
- glucase
- fucosidase
- cephalosporinase
- kynureninase
- heparanase
- afara
- dextransucrase
- isopeptidase
- dehydrochlorinase
- aspartase
- galactocerebrosidase
- tautomerase
- inulinase
- cystathionase
- sheddase
- reptilase
- chitosanase
- meganuclease
- acetylhexosaminidase
- dihydropyrimidinase
- tryptophanase
- agarase
- transamidase
- deacylase
- xyloglucanase
- nucleosidase
- hydrase
- arylesterase
- agmatinase
- linamarase
- dextranase
- exopolyphosphatase
- signalase
- pegaspargase
- lyticase
- insulinase
- phenolase
- tomatinase
- phosphoglyceromutase
- nicotinamidase
- excisionase
- carnosinase
- scramblase
- fructosidase
- galactanase
- melibiase
- thioglucosidase
- transglucosidase
- allantoicase
- naringinase
- amygdalase
- guanase
- metalloendopeptidase
- urocanase
- lichenase
- acylphosphatase
- catecholase
- arabinase
- caseinase
- creatininase
- aminase
- angiotensinase
- phosphogluconolactonase
- iodinase
- transglycosidase
- creatinase
- transglucosylase
- antioxidase
- monophenolase
- rhamnogalacturonase
- sulfurase
- prolinase
- acetamidase
- formylase
- adenylosuccinase
- decarbonylase
- histidinase
- cresolase
- succinylase
- hemoglobinase
- bucayo
- macroamylase
- tripeptidase
- fibrinogenase
- adenase
- neopullulanase
- ectonucleotidase
- cerebrosidase
- fibrinase
- hydrogenlyase
- keratanase
- glycosulfatase
- transesterase
- levanase
- endoglycanase
- sinigrinase
- deubiquitinase
- ubiquitinase
- nucleasic
- cefotaximase
- metalloexopeptidase
- glucosylase
- ectoATPase
- naphthylamidase
- methylglyoxalase
- aldoketomutase
- methylguanidinase
- urethanase
- antiphenoloxidase
- cyclomaltodextrinase
- ginsenosidase
- snailase
- phenylalaninase
- renalase
- dechlorinase
- polyesterase
- ubiquitylase
- alternansucrase
- oligonucleotidase
- permethrinase
- primeverosidase
- isopullulanase
- cobaltochelatase
- exoglycanase
- glyceridase
- phosphoacylase
- prochymase
- endotransglucosylase
- holdase
- fucoidanase
- feraxanase
- endoglucase
- baicalinase
- homocysteinase
- oxacillinase
- deglycosylase
- protelomerase
- refoldase
- xylogalacturonase
- dephosphatase
- rennase
- endogalactanase
- endomannanase
- rhamnogalacturonanase
- pentapeptidase
- imipenemase
- monoubiquitinase
- halogenase
- adenylpyrophosphatase
- ayo
- ase
- amylopullulanase
Yoruba (131)
- afara
- ayo
- adé
- aṣalẹ
- agbara
- Adeyẹmi
- ẹrọ amunawa alẹfuufu
- abẹya-kan-naa-lopọ
- abọru abọye abọṣiṣẹ
- akin
- Akinlẹyẹ
- aṣẹ
- jeburẹ awo olugbẹbẹ
- ẹrọ agbeniroke
- abọgibọpẹ
- Adejuyigbe
- adinumasọrọ
- adunmadẹẹkẹẹ
- adẹrupọkọ
- afọmọlọmu
- Aganjuṣọla
- Agbajọ awọn Orilẹ-ede Aṣọkan
- agbanilagbatan
- agbokotọya
- agbẹgilere
- akọni
- Amawomaro
- anikangbiju
- arinurode
- arun abẹgẹẹja
- atannigbọnnini
- atọ
- aṣegbefabo
- ejo abewerẹ
- ile awoṣifila
- Ilẹ Adulawọ
- iṣegbefabo
- iṣẹtọfabo
- ẹrọ agbaworanyọ
- ẹrọ amohuntutu
- ẹrọ amunimi
- Abiọdun
- Abiọna
- abolounjẹku
- aboorunyi
- aburada
- abọbaku
- Abọsẹde
- Adebọbajọ
- Adedẹwẹ
- Adegbamigbe
- Adegbemibu
- Aderonkẹ
- afadurajagun
- afayafa
- afinihan
- afọbajẹ
- agbẹjọro
- ajimẹfun
- ajẹbu
- ajẹbọta
- ajẹpako
- ajọ
- Alapadupẹ
- Arojojoye
- arọ
- atamatase
- Awobuluyi
- Awujalẹ
- ayalegbe
- Ayọbamikalẹ
- aṣẹwo
- Baṣọrun
- Ifamakinde
- ifohun-ọmọ-sinu-abo
- Motunrayọ
- Ogunyọlade
- Ṣọlagbade
- ẹdun arinlẹ
- ẹrọ amunawa
- ẹrọ ayaworan
- ẹrọ ifọbọ
- abule
- abọriṣa
- adanida
- Adebayọ
- Adediran
- Adedire
- Adedure
- Adefunkẹ
- Adekiitẹ
- Adenikẹẹ
- Adeyẹmọ
- afinju
- afẹfẹ
- afọju
- agalẹ
- agbabọọlu
- agbawo
- agegi
- ahun
- ahunṣọ
- ajilẹ
- Ajogun
- ajẹlẹ
- akewi
- akolẹta
- akunyungba
- akẹkọọ
- akọbulọọgu
- Aladegbuji
- Aladejana
- Aladelusi
- Alademọmi
- aladije
- alaṣẹrẹ
- alupupu
- alẹ
- amofin
- amojuto ile-ikawe
- Amuṣan-an
- amọkoko
- apoogun
- apẹja
- aranṣọ
- arun awu
- arungun
- asunta
- atọọle
- Awodiran
- Awolọwọ