"Adisa" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

IPA: /à.dì.sá/ Forms: Àdìsá [canonical]
Etymology: From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dì (“to bundle up”) + sá (“to display; to leave something out to dry”), literally “One who is bound and displayed”, see Àdìó for another common name with a similar etymology Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|dì|sá|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=One who is bound and displayed|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to bundle up|t3=to display; to leave something out to dry}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dì (“to bundle up”) + sá (“to display; to leave something out to dry”), literally “One who is bound and displayed” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Àdìsá|head2=}} Àdìsá, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Àdìsá}} Àdìsá, {{yo-prop|Àdìsá}} Àdìsá
  1. A male oríkì name, meaning "One who is bound and displayed".
    Sense id: en-Adisa-yo-name-tBEkA-9b Categories (other): Yoruba given names, Yoruba male given names, Yoruba oriki names, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. a surname, from the given name Àdìsá
    Sense id: en-Adisa-yo-name-MszZU2NU Categories (other): Yoruba surnames, Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (nominalizing prefix): 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Àdìó
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