ụa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ua"
Yoruba edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Probably ultimately from Edo ùghà or of a Proto-Edekiri origin
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Noun edit
ụ̀à
- (Ekiti) palace, royal courtyard, particularly the royal courtyards of the àọ̀fịn of the Déjì of Àkúrẹ́
- (royal oríkì from the town of Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín)
Etymology 2 edit
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ụ̀à
Derived terms edit
- Fákụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Ifa has brought celebration"”)
- Olúkụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "The Lord has brought celebration"”)
- Ọlọ́fị́nkụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Ọlọ́fịn has brought celebration"”)
- Ọ̀ṣákụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Ọ̀rị̀ṣà has brought celebration"”)
- Ọ̀ṣúnkụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Osun has brought celebration"”)
- Ògúnkụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Ogun has brought celebration"”)
Etymology 3 edit
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ụ̀-ghá, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ụ̀-ghá. The term is also related to the word for rib in many Yoruboid dialects, see ùwá in Ijebu and ìghághè in Oǹdó
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ụ̀á