àfojúdi
noun
/à.fō.d͡ʒú.dī/
àmójúdi (alternative)
Definitions
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the act of behaving contemptuously or defiantly to someone
Similar wordsàfidiìfojúdi
-
being behaved contemptuously or defiantly to someone
Similar wordsàfidiìfojúdi
- contemptuous, defiantly
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defiance, contempt
ewú logbó, irungbọ̀n làgbà, mámu ni ti àfojúdi Grey hair is a mark of old age, a beard is a mark of adulthood, a moustache is the mark of defianceSimilar wordsìwà àfojúdiPossibly similar wordsarífínnoun Wiktionary points at “arífín”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “àrífín”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “arífín” may be a word nobody has written up yet. àrífín the act of disregarding or showing contempt
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ojú (“eyes”) + di, literally “To use ones eyes to block”
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixfito useojúeyes
di
2 entries are spelled “di”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
di
to change to something else
di
to defeat, to conquer, to vanquish
Used in
ìwà àfojúdialáfojúdiàfojúdíwọ̀n
Related words
fojúdiàmójúdíwọ̀n
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “afojudi”.
Reference:
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