"Ajala" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

IPA: /à.d͡ʒà.lá/ Forms: Àjàlá [canonical]
Etymology: à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + lá (“to survive”), literally “One who has fights to survive” or à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + lá (“to lick”), literally “One who fights to lick” Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|jà|lá|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=One who has fights to survive|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to fight|t3=to survive}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + lá (“to survive”), literally “One who has fights to survive”, {{af|yo|à-|jà|lá|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=One who fights to lick|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to fight|t3=to lick}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + lá (“to lick”), literally “One who fights to lick” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Àjàlá|head2=}} Àjàlá, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Àjàlá}} Àjàlá, {{yo-prop|Àjàlá}} Àjàlá
  1. A male oríkì name, meaning "One who fights to survive". or "one who fights to lick." Categories (topical): Yoruba given names, Yoruba male given names, Yoruba religion
    Sense id: en-Ajala-yo-name-U~ZJISJW Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 50 50 Categories (other): Yoruba oriki names, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (nominalizing prefix): 47 53
  2. an orisha identified as a potter who molds the heads (orí) and forms the consciousness and soul of a human being before birth; he works closely with Ọbàtálá Categories (topical): Yoruba religion
    Sense id: en-Ajala-yo-name-jFODDdAg Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 50 50 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (nominalizing prefix): 47 53

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