ajọ̀
noun
/ā.d͡ʒɔ̀/
Definitions
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sieve, strainer
Possibly similar wordsasẹ́noun Wiktionary points at “asẹ́”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “àsè”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “asẹ́” may be a word nobody has written up yet. àsè banquet; feast; party aṣẹ̀ offender àṣẹ́ menstruation àṣẹ aṣẹ, power, authority àṣẹ! let it be so so; may it be so! àṣẹ Iodes africana
Etymology
From a- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jọ̀ (“to sieve, to sift”)
Component words
a-nominalizing prefixjọ̀to sieve, to sift
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ajọ”.
Reference:
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