agbajọ
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Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbá (“to sweep; to rake”) + jọ (“together”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]àgbájọ
- (literally) the act of raking or sweeping of things together
- (literally) that which is raked or swept together
- (idiomatic) community; collective
- Synonym: àkójọ
- (idiomatic) organization
Derived terms
[edit]- ọ̀rọ̀-orúkọ àgbájọ (“collective noun”)
- Àgbájọ àwọn Orílẹ̀-èdè Aṣọ̀kan (“United Nations”)
- àgbájọ ìlú (“town assembly”)
- Àgbájọ Ìsòwò Àgbáyé (“World Trade Organization”)