adin

Yoruba


Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.dĩ̀/

Noun

àdìn

  1. (Ekiti) The Yoruba Èkìtì (especially pertaining to the sub-group of the Èkìtì people in the Àkúrẹ́ region) philosophical concept of both individual identity, consisting of concepts of ùwà, (character), àṣà (culture), and ùṣe (tradition), and a collective community identity, consisting of the concepts of language, culture, and history.
    Synonym: ùà
  2. (Ekiti) The culture of the Èkìtì people

Derived terms
  • àdìn-aládìn (“foreign culture”)
  • Àdìnlẹwà (“A Yoruba name, meaning identity has beauty, character has beauty”)
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