Àjàpadà
name
/à.d͡ʒà.k͡pā.dà/
Definitions
- a nickname for the legendary founder of the town of Àkúrẹ́ and descendant of Odùduwà, Aṣọdẹbóyèdé
- title of the traditional ruler of the Àkúrẹ́ kingdom, replaced with title Déjì.
Etymology
Folk etymology derived from a local myth states it comes from àjà (“a traditional rattle device”) + pa (“to kill”) + ẹdá (“a type of brown rat”), literally “One who kills a rat with a rattle”. It is said to come from an endurance test Odùduwà presented his descendant Àjàpadà to perform before founding Àkúrẹ́
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ajapada”.
Reference:
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