ìdájí
noun
/ì.dá.d͡ʒí/
Definitions
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dawn, early in the morning, daybreak
Used innídàájíRelated wordsfẹ̀ẹ̀rẹ̀ òwúrọ̀noun 2 entries are spelled “òwúrọ̀”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. òwúrọ̀ alternative form of àwúrọ̀ (“morning, origin, beginning”) àwúrọ̀ alternative form of àárọ̀ (“morning, origin, beginning”) àfẹ̀mọ́júmọ́noun
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dá (“to be alone in doing something”) + jí (“to wake up”), literally “The act of waking up alone (because most people are sleeping at this time)”.
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefix
dáto be alone in doing something
11 entries are spelled “dá”. The etymology calls it “to be alone in doing something”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
dá
to become healthy, to be devoid of illness (in reference to the body)
dá
to engage in divination, to divine
dá
to act alone
dá
to hit
dá
to become sharp, vocal, or fully awake
dá
to place or go across
dá
to create, to make, to initiate, to establish
dá
to cease, to stop
dá
to make a contribution to
dá
to overcome, to overpower, to throw down
dá
to snap, to break, to cut (into two)
jíto wake up
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “idaji”.
Reference:
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