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Ayere

Etymology

From Yoruba àdòdó, probably from a Central Yoruba dialect.

Noun

adòdó

flower

References

Roger Blench, The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities (2007), page 3

Yoruba

Oyin lórí àdòdó

Etymology

Cognate with Igala òdòdó and Ayere adòdó

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.dò.dó/

Noun

àdòdó

(Ekiti) Alternative form of òdòdó (“flower”)
(Ekiti, idiomatic) child (used as a term of endearment)
Ọlọ́fin Ufẹ̀ jẹ́ kí ń radòdó ṣe èyé o ― Ọlọ́fin of Ifẹ̀, let me have a child I can be a mother to (literally, “Olofin of Ifẹ̀, let me see a flower that I can be a mother to”) (Èkìtì prayer for children)

Descendants

→ Ayere: adòdó

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