"waja" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /wà.d͡ʒà/ Forms: wàjà [canonical]
Etymology: From wọ̀ (“to enter”) + àjà (“ceiling, attic”), literally “To enter the ceiling”. Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|wọ̀|àjà|lit=To enter the ceiling|t1=to enter|t2=ceiling, attic}} wọ̀ (“to enter”) + àjà (“ceiling, attic”), literally “To enter the ceiling” Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=wàjà|head2=}} wàjà, {{yo-pos|verb|wàjà}} wàjà, {{yo-verb|wàjà}} wàjà
  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic, royal) to pass on, to die Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic Synonyms: tẹ́rígbaṣọ
    Sense id: en-waja-yo-verb-nxObzfuR Categories (other): Yoruba euphemisms, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /wá.d͡ʒà/ Forms: wájà [canonical]
Etymology: From wá (“to look for”) + ìjà (“fight”), literally “To look for a fight”. Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|wá|ìjà|lit=To look for a fight|t1=to look for|t2=fight}} wá (“to look for”) + ìjà (“fight”), literally “To look for a fight” Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=wájà|head2=}} wájà, {{yo-pos|verb|wájà}} wájà, {{yo-verb|wájà}} wájà
  1. to look for a fight, to be belligerent
    Sense id: en-waja-yo-verb-9Y9qxqys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "wọ̀",
        "3": "àjà",
        "lit": "To enter the ceiling",
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        "t2": "ceiling, attic"
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      "expansion": "wọ̀ (“to enter”) + àjà (“ceiling, attic”), literally “To enter the ceiling”",
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  "etymology_text": "From wọ̀ (“to enter”) + àjà (“ceiling, attic”), literally “To enter the ceiling”.",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "65 35",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "The king has passed on",
          "text": "ọbá wàjà",
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        }
      ],
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        "to pass on, to die"
      ],
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        [
          "pass on",
          "pass on"
        ],
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ]
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        "(euphemistic, idiomatic, royal) to pass on, to die"
      ],
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        }
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/wà.d͡ʒà/"
    }
  ],
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          "look",
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        ],
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        "lit": "To enter the ceiling",
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      "expansion": "wọ̀ (“to enter”) + àjà (“ceiling, attic”), literally “To enter the ceiling”",
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  "etymology_text": "From wọ̀ (“to enter”) + àjà (“ceiling, attic”), literally “To enter the ceiling”.",
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        {
          "english": "The king has passed on",
          "text": "ọbá wàjà",
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        }
      ],
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        "to pass on, to die"
      ],
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        [
          "pass on",
          "pass on"
        ],
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ]
      ],
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        "(euphemistic, idiomatic, royal) to pass on, to die"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "tẹ́rígbaṣọ"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wà.d͡ʒà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waja"
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      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "wá",
        "3": "ìjà",
        "lit": "To look for a fight",
        "t1": "to look for",
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      "expansion": "wá (“to look for”) + ìjà (“fight”), literally “To look for a fight”",
      "name": "compound"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wá (“to look for”) + ìjà (“fight”), literally “To look for a fight”.",
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        "to look for a fight, to be belligerent"
      ],
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          "look",
          "look"
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          "fight",
          "fight"
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/wá.d͡ʒà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waja"
}

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