Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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From a- (agent prefix) +‎ dánidá (to abandon someone), ultimately from (agent prefix) +‎ ẹni (to act alone) +‎ (to make, to create), literally to abandon someone to act alone on something.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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adánidá

  1. someone who abandons a person; someone who leaves a person to their fate

Etymology 2

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From à- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ dánidá (to abandon someone), ultimately from ultimately from (agent prefix) +‎ ẹni (to act alone) +‎ (to make, to create), literally to abandon someone to act alone on something.

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Noun

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àdánidá

  1. the act of abandonement
  2. someone who is being abandoned
Derived terms
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