adodo

Yoruba
Oyin lórí àdòdó

Etymology

Cognate with Igala òdòdó

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.dò.dó/

Noun

àdòdó

  1. (Ekiti) Alternative form of òdòdó (“flower”)
  2. (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
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