Aládégbùjì
name
/ā.lá.dé.ɡ͡bù.d͡ʒì/
Definitions
- a male given name meaning “Royalty has accepted a shade”
Etymology
From aládé (“king, royalty”) + gba (“to accept”) + ùjì (“shade, shadow”)
Component words
aládéking, royalty
3 entries are spelled “aládé”. The etymology calls it “king, royalty”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
aládé
prince, princess, royal
aládé
The tree Myrianthus arboreus
aládé
The common species of yam grown and consumed in the Yoruba region, specifically Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata
gbato acceptùjìshade, shadow
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Aladegbuji”.
Reference:
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