adodo

Ayere

Etymology

From Yoruba àdòdó, probably from a Central Yoruba dialect.

Noun

adòdó

1. flower

References

• Roger Blench, The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities (2007), page 3

Yoruba

Oyin lórí àdòdó

Etymology

Cognate with Igala òdòdó and Ayere adòdó

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