"Ajaja" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

IPA: /à.d͡ʒà.d͡ʒá/ Forms: Àjàjá [canonical]
Etymology: From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + já (“to snap, to break off”), literally “One who fights and breaks free”. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|jà|já|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=One who fights and breaks free|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to fight|t3=to snap, to break off}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + já (“to snap, to break off”), literally “One who fights and breaks free” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Àjàjá|head2=}} Àjàjá, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Àjàjá}} Àjàjá, {{yo-prop|Àjàjá}} Àjàjá
  1. (Ekiti) A male oríkì name, meaning "One who fights and breaks free". Tags: Ekiti Categories (topical): Yoruba given names, Yoruba male given names

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