madaarikan
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
From máà (“do not”) + dá (“to make”) + orí (“head, personal spirit”) + kàn (“touch”), literally “That which prevent evil from touching's one's head”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mádàáríkàn
- A type of Yoruba incantation or spell, used to ward off a preemptive supernatural attack
- Synonyms: ọfọ̀, ọfọ̀ mádàáríkàn