àdá
noun
/à.dá/
Definitions
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machete, cutlass
Similar wordsUsed inaládàá
Etymology
Cognate with Edo áda, possibly derived from à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dá (“to split, to slice”)
Component words
à-nominalizing prefix
dáto split, to slice
11 entries are spelled “dá”. The etymology calls it “to split, to slice”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
dá
to place or go across
dá
to create, to make, to initiate, to establish
dá
to cease, to stop
dá
to become healthy, to be devoid of illness (in reference to the body)
dá
to make a contribution to
dá
to engage in divination, to divine
dá
to act alone
dá
to overcome, to overpower, to throw down
dá
to hit
dá
to become sharp, vocal, or fully awake
dá
to snap, to break, to cut (into two)
Listed as a similar word by
These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
cutlass, machete used by farmers to clear vegetation
matchet, cutlass
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ada”.
Reference:
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