jà
verb
/d͡ʒà/
Definitions
- to fight, to wrestle, to struggle
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to occur, to take place, to break out (as in a war or disease)
ogún jà War broke out
Etymology
Cognate with Igala jà (“to fight”)
Used in
àdájànoun
ajánoun
2 entries are spelled “ajá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
ajá
dog
àjà
ceiling, platform
ÀjàdínameÀjàgbénameÀjàjánameÀjàlánameÀjànínameàjàònounÀjàrínameÀjàṣẹ́nameÀjàyínameàrùn abẹ́gẹ̀ẹ́jànounAwùjalẹ̀nameèròjànoun
Ìjaname
3 entries are spelled “Ìja”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
Ìja
a primordial divinity (irúnmọlẹ̀) and orisha of war, hunting, and fighting. He is closely associated with Ògún and is regarded as his brother along with Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì.
Ị̀ja
a male hunting deity (ụmọlẹ̀) regarded as a brother of Ògún
Ụ̀ja
a male hunting deity (ụmọlẹ̀) regarded as a brother of Ògún and Ẹ̀ṣọ́ùsì (Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì)
ìjànounÌjàyènamejàkadìjíjàjiyànverbMọ́remí Àjàṣorònameọ̀jànoun
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ja”.
Reference:
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