oríkádún
noun
/ō.ɾí.ká.dṹ/
Definitions
- any yearly milestone or anniversary
- birthday
Etymology
From orí (“head”) + ká (“to survive, to overcome”) + ọdún (“year”), literally “The head (soul) has survived another year”
Component words
oríhead
káto survive, to overcome
3 entries are spelled “ká”. The etymology calls it “to survive, to overcome”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ká
to pluck fruit (from a tree)
ká
to curl or fold something
ká
to be everywhere
ọdúnyear
Used in
ayẹyẹ oríkádúnàjọdún oríkádúnọdún Oríkádún
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “orikadun”.
Reference:
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