aayan

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Yoruba

Aáyán

Etymology 1

Contraction of ayíyán

Pronunciation

Noun

aáyán

  1. cockroach

Etymology 2

Contraction of ayíyan

Pronunciation

Noun

aáyan

  1. effort, perseverance

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

àáyán

  1. A tree that is regarded as sacred, it is known for being the tree where the Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́ Ṣàngó is said to have hanged himself, and later deified