adịn

Yoruba

Etymology

Compare with Owe Yoruba àdè (“behavior”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.dɪ̃̀/

Noun

àdị̀n

1. (Ekiti) The Èkìtì Yoruba concept of an individual identity and a collective community identity.

   Synonym: ụ̀à

2. (Ekiti) The culture of the Èkìtì people
3. (Ekiti) character, behavior

   Synonym: ụ̀à

Derived terms

• àdị̀n-aládị̀n (“foreign culture”)
• Àdínlẹ́wà (“A Yoruba name, meaning identity has beauty, character has beauty”)

 

Further reading

• Adéṣuyì, Olúkáyọ̀dé R. Adìn-Aládìn: Rethinking the Contemporary Challenge to Akurẹ Cultural Identity [1], 2016