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Yoruba
Etymology 1
Probably ultimately from Edo ùghà or of a Proto-Edekiri origin
Pronunciation
Noun
ụ̀à
- (Ekiti) palace, royal courtyard, particularly the royal courtyards of the àọ̀fịn of the Déjì of Àkúrẹ́
Èmi lọmọ a mú ogójì abẹ̀bẹ̀ yụ́à- I am the one that takes forty fans to the royal courtyard
(royal oríkì from the town of Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ụ̀à
- (Ekiti) crowd, gathering
- (Ekiti) party, celebration
- Synonyms: ayẹyẹ, àjọyọ̀
Derived terms
- Fákụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Ifa has brought celebration"”)
- Olúkụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "The Lord has brought celebration"”)
- Ọlọ́fị́nkụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Ọlọ́fịn has brought celebration"”)
- Ọ̀ṣákụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Ọ̀rị̀ṣà has brought celebration"”)
- Ọ̀ṣúnkụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Osun has brought celebration"”)
- Ògúnkụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Ogun has brought celebration"”)
Etymology 3
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-ghá, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-ghá. The term is also related to the word for rib in many Yoruboid dialects, see ùwá in Ijebu and ìghághè in Oǹdó
Pronunciation
Noun
ụ̀á
- (Ekiti) midrib or back of a palm leaf