àfojúdi
noun
/à.fō.d͡ʒú.dī/
àmójúdi (alternative)
Definitions
- the act of behaving contemptuously or defiantly to someone
- being behaved contemptuously or defiantly to someone
- contemptuous, defiantly
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defiance, contempt
ewú logbó, irungbọ̀n làgbà, mámu ni ti àfojúdi Grey hair is a mark of old age, a beard is a mark of adulthood, a moustache is the mark of defiance
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ojú (“eyes”) + di, literally “To use ones eyes to block”
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixfito useojúeyes
di
2 entries are spelled “di”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
di
to change to something else
di
to defeat, to conquer, to vanquish
Used in
ìwà àfojúdialáfojúdiàfojúdíwọ̀n
Related terms
fojúdiàmójúdíwọ̀n
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “afojudi”.
Reference:
en-afojudi-yo-noun-MhU0hJDz