adodo
Yoruba
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Oyin lórí àdòdó
Etymology
Cognate with Igala òdòdó
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.dò.dó/
Noun
àdòdó
- (Ekiti) Alternative form of òdòdó (“flower”)
- (Ekiti, idiomatic) child (used as a term of endearment)
- Ọlọ́fin Ufẹ̀ jẹ́ kí ń radòdó ṣe èyé o ― Ọlọ́fin of Ifẹ̀, let me have a child I can be a mother to (literally, “Olofin of Ifẹ̀, let me see a flower that I can be a mother to”)(Èkìtì prayer for children)
Descendants
- → Ayere: adòdó