adịn

Yoruba

Etymology

Compare with Owe Yoruba àdè (“behavior”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.dɪ̃̀/

Noun

àdị̀n

  1. (Ekiti, Ifẹ) A person's individual identity and a collective community identity.
    Synonyms: ụ̀wà, ìwà
  2. (Ekiti, Ifẹ) culture, customs
  3. (Ekiti) character, behavior
    Synonyms: ụ̀wà, ìwà

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
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