adagba

Igala

FWOTD – 15 November 2022

Àdagbá

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dagba, ultimately from Nupe dagba (“elephant”), it replaced the much older form éli, which is now obsolete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.dā.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

àdagbá

1. elephant

   Synonym: éli

   • 2015 February 12, John Idakwoji, An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 288:

     àdagbá k'ì má gb'émìnì

     The elephant never listens to grumbles

     (A greeting or hailing for a brave person)

2. (idiomatic) someone who is large in stature or personality

References

• John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

Yoruba

Etymology

From metathesis of agbada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.dā.ɡ͡bā/

Noun

adagba

1. (Ekiti) a wide shallow pan or pot, used for frying foods like akara

   Synonym: agbada