ayélujára
noun
/ā.jé.lū.d͡ʒá.ɾā/
ẹ̀rọ ayélujára (alternative), ẹ̀rọ-ayélujára (alternative), ayélukára-bí-ajere (alternative)
Definitions
- colonial era perforated coin, the British West Africa Penny
- The Internet; internet
Etymology
From ayé (“the world”) + lu (“pierce”) + já (“to slit”) + ara (“body; itself”), literally “the world has torn through itself”.
The term was originally an appellation for the colonial era coin referring to its pierced centre that was used to string the coins together. The name also referred to the controversy surrounding the demonetization of precolonial currencies and introduction of silver and alloy fiat.
In modern usage the term refers to the Internet's role in creating a Global village.
Component words
ayéthe worldlupierce
játo slit
9 entries are spelled “já”. The etymology calls it “to slit”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
já
to snap, to break off, to break loose
já
to occur, to take place, to begin suddenly (to break out)
já
to ring out like a bell
já
to fall off (from some height)
já
to shine brightly
já
to become aware, to come to full realization
já
to become punctured
já
to become saturated or oversaturated with something; to become too much of something
já
to pluck off (usually referring to fruit or leaves)
arabody; itself
Used in
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ayelujara”.
Reference:
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