Aganju

Yoruba edit

Etymology edit

Clipping of Aganjúṣọlá, ultimately from Blend of a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ gan (“to be stiff”) +‎ ojú (“face”) +‎ ṣe (“to make”) +‎ ọlá (“honor”), literally “The one with the stiff face makes honor”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ā.ɡã̄.d͡ʒú/

Proper noun edit

Aganjú

A former Aláàfin, believed to be the son of Àjàká and grandson of Ọ̀rànmíyàn, he was deified as an orisha upon his death
The orisha of volcanoes, the wilderness, and the desert
(rare) a male given name meaning “The one with the stiff face”