iwájú
noun
/ī.wá.d͡ʒú/
ụwá (alternative), ụwájú (alternative), ugwá (alternative), ugwájú (alternative), uwájú (alternative)
Definitions
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front
Possibly similar wordsiwánoun Wiktionary points at “iwá”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ìwà”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “iwá” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ìwà character, behavior ìwà skimmerUsed in
Etymology
From iwá (“front”) + ojú (“face”). Compare with Ifè iwádzú, Olukumi úgwázú, Itsekiri ugwájú, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-gʷájú, from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-gʷájú
Component words
iwáfrontojúface
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.
àdị̀nnoun
“àdị̀n” lists “ụ̀wà” 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 “ụ̀wà” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
àdị̀n
A person's individual identity and a collective community identity.
A person's individual identity and a collective community identity.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “iwaju”.
Reference:
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