"afọju" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ā.fɔ́.d͡ʒú/ Forms: afọ́jú [canonical]
Etymology: From a- (“agent prefix”) + fọ́ (“to break, be broken”) + ojú (“eye”), literally “The one with whose eye is broken”. Cognate with Itsekiri afọ́jú, Ifè afɔ́dzú Etymology templates: {{af|yo|a-|fọ́|ojú|id1=agent prefix|lit=The one with whose eye is broken|t1=agent prefix|t2=to break, be broken|t3=eye}} a- (“agent prefix”) + fọ́ (“to break, be broken”) + ojú (“eye”), literally “The one with whose eye is broken”, {{cog|its|afọ́jú}} Itsekiri afọ́jú, {{cog|ife|afɔ́dzú}} Ifè afɔ́dzú Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=afọ́jú|head2=}} afọ́jú, {{yo-pos|noun|afọ́jú|}} afọ́jú, {{yo-noun|afọ́jú}} afọ́jú
  1. blind person
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