"Ịja" meaning in Yoruba

See Ịja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɪ̀.d͡ʒā/ Forms: Ị̀ja [canonical]
Etymology: See Ìja for an explanation on the male and female aspects of this deity. Possibly from ị̀jà (“fight, conflict”), but the tone shift from low to mid is unclear, and may suggest origin from a root ja Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Ị̀ja|head2=}} Ị̀ja, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Ị̀ja}} Ị̀ja, {{yo-prop|Ị̀ja}} Ị̀ja
  1. (Ekiti) a male hunting deity (ụmọlẹ̀) regarded as a brother of Ògún Tags: Ekiti Categories (topical): Yoruba religion Synonyms: Ụ̀ja [Ekiti], Ìja Derived forms: Ị̀jálúsì, Ị̀járótìmí, Ị̀jágbèmí, Ị̀jágbì, Ị̀jáladé, Ị̀jálẹ́yẹ, Ị̀jálánà, Ị̀jáwọyè, Ị̀jábóyèdé
    Sense id: en-Ịja-yo-name-BhmDxx2S Categories (other): Ekiti Yoruba, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "See Ìja for an explanation on the male and female aspects of this deity. Possibly from ị̀jà (“fight, conflict”), but the tone shift from low to mid is unclear, and may suggest origin from a root ja",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ị̀ja",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Ị̀ja",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ị̀ja",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Ị̀ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Ị̀ja",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ị̀ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Ị̀ja",
      "name": "yo-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ekiti Yoruba",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Yoruba religion",
          "orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
          "parents": [
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Ị̀jálúsì"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ị̀járótìmí"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ị̀jágbèmí"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ị̀jágbì"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ị̀jáladé"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ị̀jálẹ́yẹ"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ị̀jálánà"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ị̀jáwọyè"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ị̀jábóyèdé"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male hunting deity (ụmọlẹ̀) regarded as a brother of Ògún"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ịja-yo-name-BhmDxx2S",
      "links": [
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "hunting",
          "hunting"
        ],
        [
          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
        [
          "ụmọlẹ̀",
          "ụmọlẹ#Yoruba"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ],
        [
          "Ògún",
          "Ogun#Yoruba"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ekiti) a male hunting deity (ụmọlẹ̀) regarded as a brother of Ògún"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Ekiti"
          ],
          "word": "Ụ̀ja"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ìja"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ekiti"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪ̀.d͡ʒā/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ịja"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Ị̀jálúsì"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ị̀járótìmí"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ị̀jágbèmí"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ị̀jágbì"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ị̀jáladé"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ị̀jálẹ́yẹ"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ị̀jálánà"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ị̀jáwọyè"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ị̀jábóyèdé"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See Ìja for an explanation on the male and female aspects of this deity. Possibly from ị̀jà (“fight, conflict”), but the tone shift from low to mid is unclear, and may suggest origin from a root ja",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ị̀ja",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Ị̀ja",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ị̀ja",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Ị̀ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Ị̀ja",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ị̀ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Ị̀ja",
      "name": "yo-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ekiti Yoruba",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba proper nouns",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "yo:Yoruba religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male hunting deity (ụmọlẹ̀) regarded as a brother of Ògún"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "hunting",
          "hunting"
        ],
        [
          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
        [
          "ụmọlẹ̀",
          "ụmọlẹ#Yoruba"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ],
        [
          "Ògún",
          "Ogun#Yoruba"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ekiti) a male hunting deity (ụmọlẹ̀) regarded as a brother of Ògún"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ekiti"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪ̀.d͡ʒā/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Ekiti"
      ],
      "word": "Ụ̀ja"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ịja"
}

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