ụa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ua"

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Probably ultimately from Edo ùghà or of a Proto-Edekiri origin

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊ̀.à/

Noun

ụ̀à

  1. (Ekiti) palace, royal courtyard, particularly the royal courtyards of the àọ̀fịn of the Déjì of Àkúrẹ́
    Èmi lọmọ a mú ogójì abẹ̀bẹ̀ yụ́à
    I am the one that takes forty fans to the royal courtyard
    (royal oríkì from the town of Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊ̀.à/

Noun

ụ̀à

  1. (Ekiti) crowd, gathering
  2. (Ekiti) party, celebration
    Synonyms: ayẹyẹ, àjọyọ̀
Derived terms
  • Fákụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Ifa has brought celebration"”)
  • Olúkụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "The Lord has brought celebration"”)
  • Ọlọ́fị́nkụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Ọlọ́fịn has brought celebration"”)
  • Ọ̀ṣákụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Ọ̀rị̀ṣà has brought celebration"”)
  • Ọ̀ṣúnkụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Osun has brought celebration"”)
  • Ògúnkụ́àdé (“Yoruba name meaning "Ogun has brought celebration"”)

Etymology 3

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ụ̀-ghá, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ụ̀-ghá. The term is also related to the word for rib in many Yoruboid dialects, see ùwá in Ijebu and ìghághè in Oǹdó

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊ̀.á/

Noun

ụ̀á

  1. (Ekiti) midrib or back of a palm leaf
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