See ọdẹ on Wiktionary
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[
"security guard",
"security guard"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ẹ̀ṣọ́"
},
{
"word": "ọdẹ aṣọ́de"
},
{
"word": "ọdẹ aṣọgbà"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A prefix for Yoruba given names given to descendants of hunters, (ex. Ọdẹ́gbàmí)"
],
"links": [
[
"prefix",
"prefix"
],
[
"Ọdẹ́gbàmí",
"Ọdẹgbami#Yoruba"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɔ̄.dɛ̄/"
}
],
"word": "ọdẹ"
}
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