"ada" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /à.dá/ Forms: àdá [canonical]
Etymology: Cognate with Edo áda, possibly derived from à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dá (“to split, to slice”) Etymology templates: {{cog|bin|áda}} Edo áda, {{af|yo|à-|dá|id1=nominalizing prefix|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to split, to slice}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dá (“to split, to slice”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=àdá|head2=}} àdá, {{yo-pos|noun|àdá|}} àdá, {{yo-noun|àdá}} àdá
  1. machete, cutlass Synonyms: ìgòdan Derived forms: aládàá (english: one who has a cutlass, butcher)
    Sense id: en-ada-yo-noun-DClvN33T Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (nominalizing prefix), Tools, Weapons Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Tools: 73 27 Disambiguation of Weapons: 72 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ā.dà/ Forms: adà [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=adà|head2=}} adà, {{yo-pos|noun|adà|}} adà, {{yo-noun|adà}} adà
  1. the tree Lophira lanceolata, commonly used in traditional herbal medicine
    Sense id: en-ada-yo-noun-vZR~9nfp Categories (other): Trees Disambiguation of Trees: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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