ụa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ua"

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ùghà (Ọ̀wọ̀)
• ùwà (Oǹdó)

Etymology 1

Probably ultimately from Edo ùghà or of a Proto-Edekiri origin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ̀.à/

Noun

ụ̀à

1. (Ekiti) palace, royal courtyard, particularly the royal courtyards of the àọ̀fịn of the Déjì of Àkúrẹ́

   Èmi lọmọ a mú ogójì abẹ̀bẹ̀ yụ́à

   I am the one that takes forty fans to the royal courtyard

   (royal oríkì from the town of Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ̀.à/

Noun

ụ̀à

1. (Ekiti) crowd, gathering
2. (Ekiti) party, celebration

   Synonyms: ayẹyẹ, àjọyọ̀

Derived terms

• 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

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-ghá, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-ghá. The term is also related to the word for rib in many Yoruboid dialects, see ùwá in Ijebu and ìghághè in Oǹdó

Alternative forms

• ọ̀wá
• ìghá, ùghá (Oǹdó)
• ùwá (Ìjẹ̀bú)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ̀.á/

Noun

ụ̀á

1. (Ekiti) midrib or back of a palm leaf

Related terms

• òrìò, mọ̀rìò, màrìwò
• ụmọ̀, èkù