agbajọ
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Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbá (“to sweep; to rake”) + jọ (“together”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àgbájọ
- (literally) the act of raking or sweeping of things together
- (literally) that which is raked or swept together
- (idiomatic) community; collective
- Synonym: àkójọ
- (idiomatic) organization
Derived terms[edit]
- ọ̀rọ̀-orúkọ àgbájọ (“collective noun”)
- Àgbájọ àwọn Orílẹ̀-èdè Aṣọ̀kan (“United Nations”)
- àgbájọ ìlú (“town assembly”)
- Àgbájọ Ìsòwò Àgbáyé (“World Trade Organization”)