àgàn
noun
/à.ɡã̀/
Definitions
- childlessness
- A barren woman, a childless woman
Etymology
Compare with Igbo àgà
Derived from
Possibly derived from
Each of these pages lists a word as built from it, spelled a little differently from this one — a different tone mark, or an underdot this word doesn't have.
Tone and underdots are what tell two Yorùbá words apart, so we can't say whether the other page meant this word and mistyped it, or meant a word that has no page here yet.
Writing that word up on Wiktionary settles it. How to help.
gànverb
“gàn” lists “agàn” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “agàn” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
gàn
to disparage, criticize, belittle
gánverb
“gán” lists “agán” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “agán” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
gán
to stub, to clear (plants or a forest)
gán
to use something very sparingly
gán
to hit something with a thrown or spun object
gán
to tack or stich something together
gán
to snatch something in the air, especially with one hand
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “agan”.
Reference:
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