"Aganju" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

IPA: /ā.ɡã̄.d͡ʒú/ Forms: Aganjú [canonical]
Etymology: Clipping of Aganjúṣọlá, ultimately from Blend of a- (“agent prefix”) + gan (“to be stiff”) + ojú (“face”) + ṣe (“to make”) + ọlá (“honor”), literally “The one with the stiff face makes honor” Etymology templates: {{clipping|yo|Aganjúṣọlá}} Clipping of Aganjúṣọlá, {{blend|yo|a-|gan|ojú|ṣe|ọlá|lit=The one with the stiff face makes honor|t1=agent prefix|t2=to be stiff|t3=face|t4=to make|t5=honor}} Blend of a- (“agent prefix”) + gan (“to be stiff”) + ojú (“face”) + ṣe (“to make”) + ọlá (“honor”), literally “The one with the stiff face makes honor” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Aganjú|head2=}} Aganjú, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Aganjú}} Aganjú, {{yo-prop|Aganjú}} Aganjú
  1. A former Aláàfin, believed to be the son of Àjàká and grandson of Ọ̀rànmíyàn, he was deified as an orisha upon his death
    Sense id: en-Aganju-yo-name-13gDGwH3 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 32 30
  2. The orisha of volcanoes, the wilderness, and the desert
    Sense id: en-Aganju-yo-name-Cps8FO1d Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 32 30
  3. (rare) a male given name meaning “The one with the stiff face” Tags: rare Categories (topical): Yoruba given names, Yoruba male given names, Yoruba religion
    Sense id: en-Aganju-yo-name-n6JdwAVZ Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 13 14 73 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba blends, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Yoruba blends: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 30 24 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): History
Disambiguation of History: 0 0 0
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