adagba

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FWOTD – 15 November 2022
Àdagbá

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dagba, ultimately from Nupe dagba (“elephant”), it replaced the much older form éli, which is now obsolete.

Pronunciation

Noun

àdagbá

  1. elephant
    Synonym: éli
    • 2015 February 12, John Idakwoji, An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 288:
      àdagbá k'ì má gb'émìnì
      The elephant never listens to grumbles
      (A greeting or hailing for a brave person)
  2. (idiomatic) someone who is large in stature or personality

References

  • John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

Yoruba

Etymology

From metathesis of agbada.

Pronunciation

Noun

adagba

  1. (Ekiti) a wide shallow pan or pot, used for frying foods like akara
    Synonym: agbada
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