"Aṣakẹ" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

IPA: /à.ʃà.kɛ́/ Forms: Àṣàkẹ́ [canonical]
Etymology: à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣà (“to choose”) + kẹ́ (“to care for, to cherish”), literally “One chosen to be cared for” Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|ṣà|kẹ́|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=One chosen to be cared for|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to choose|t3=to care for, to cherish}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣà (“to choose”) + kẹ́ (“to care for, to cherish”), literally “One chosen to be cared for” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Àṣàkẹ́|head2=}} Àṣàkẹ́, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Àṣàkẹ́}} Àṣàkẹ́, {{yo-prop|Àṣàkẹ́}} Àṣàkẹ́
  1. A female oríkì name, meaning "One chosen to be cared for". Categories (topical): Yoruba female given names, Yoruba given names

Download JSON data for Aṣakẹ meaning in Yoruba (2.0kB)

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