Ajala

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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à- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to fight) +‎ (to survive), literally One who has fights to survive or à- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to fight) +‎ (to lick), literally One who fights to lick

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Àjàlá

  1. A male oríkì name, meaning "One who fights to survive". or "one who fights to lick."
  2. an orisha identified as a potter who molds the heads (orí) and forms the consciousness and soul of a human being before birth; he works closely with Ọbàtálá
    Àjàlá ni alámọ̀ tí ń mọ orí fún gbogbo ènìyànAjala is the potter that molds the heads of all humans