dáfá
verb
/dá.fá/
dífá (alternative)
Definitions
- to practice or engage in Ifa divination
Etymology
dá (“to cast, to divinate”) + ifá (“Ifá, the Yoruba process of divination”)
Component words
dáto cast, to divinate
11 entries are spelled “dá”. The etymology calls it “to cast, to divinate”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
dá
to place or go across
dá
to create, to make, to initiate, to establish
dá
to cease, to stop
dá
to become healthy, to be devoid of illness (in reference to the body)
dá
to make a contribution to
dá
to engage in divination, to divine
dá
to act alone
dá
to overcome, to overpower, to throw down
dá
to hit
dá
to become sharp, vocal, or fully awake
dá
to snap, to break, to cut (into two)
ifáIfá, the Yoruba process of divination
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “dafa”.
Reference:
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