Ajaja

Yoruba

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jà (“to fight”) +‎ já (“to snap, to break off”), literally “One who fights and breaks free”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.d͡ʒà.d͡ʒá/

Proper noun

Àjàjá

  1. (Ekiti) A male oríkì name, meaning "One who fights and breaks free".
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