Àjàyí
name
/à.d͡ʒà.jí/
Àjàrí (alternative)
Definitions
- a unisex given name meaning “One we fight to turn”, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born sideways or facing downwards
- A unisex oríkì name, meaning "One we fight to turn"., given to a child born facing downwards.
- a surname, from the given name Àjàyí
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + yí (“to turn”), literally “One we fight to turn right side up”.
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixjàto fight
yíto turn
3 entries are spelled “yí”. The etymology calls it “to turn”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
yí
to topple
yí
to rotate
yí
The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ajayi”.
Reference:
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