ajọ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ajo"
Gun
Alternative forms
Etymology
Cognates include Fon ajɔ̌, Adja ajɔ, Saxwe Gbe ajɔ̀
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.d͡ʒɔ̀/
Noun
ajọ̀ (plural ajọ̀ lẹ́) (Nigeria)
Derived terms
- ajọ̀wátọ́ (“merchant/trader”)
Yoruba
Etymology 1
From a- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jọ̀ (“to sieve, to sift”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.d͡ʒɔ̀/
Noun
ajọ̀
Etymology 2
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jọ (“together, jointly”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.d͡ʒɔ̄/
Noun
àjọ
- organization, meeting, assembly, the act of doing something together as a group
Derived terms
- àjọ amójútó-ọ̀rọ̀-èbúté (“port authority”)
- àjọ amójútó-ìdánwò (“examination body”)
- àjọ aṣiṣẹ́pọ̀ (“consortium”)
- àjọ ẹgbẹ́ (“group of age-mates”)
- Àjọ Orílẹ̀-èdé Ajùmọ̀tepoolẹ̀-sórílẹ̀-èdèmìíràn (“OPEC”)
- àjọ ọ̀dọ́ (“council of youths”)
- àjọ àfòfindásílẹ̀ (“statutory authority”)
- àjọ àgbáyé (“international organization”)
- àjọ àwọn oníṣòwò (“chamber of commerce”)
- àjọ àwọn ọba (“council of traditional rulers”)
- àjọ-ìgbìmọ̀ (“council, assembly”)
- àjọbí (“relative, family member”)
- àjọdẹ (“hunting group”)
- àjọdì (“the act of being bound together”)
- àjọpinnu (“group decision”)
- àjọpínyà (“joint separation”)
- àjọrìn (“companionship”)
- àjọsọ (“group discussion”)
- àjọṣe (“to do something together, cooperation”)
- àjọṣepọ̀ (“collaboration”)
- àjọyọ̀ (“celebration”)
- àjọ̀dún (“anniversary”)