ogidan

Dongxiang

Etymology

ogi (“to give”) +‎ -dan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /okiˈtɑŋ/

Noun

ogidan

  1. manner of giving

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.ɡì.dã́/

Noun

ògìdán

  1. A nickname or praise name (oríkì) for a big cat or for any large and powerful animal.
    ẹkùn ògìdán, olóólà-ijù ― The powerful leopard, the one who marks the forest with his claws
    erin ògìdán kọ́já ẹran àmúpaléyá
    The powerful elephant the one who is far beyond what you slaughter instead of a ram for Eid-al-Adha
    (proverb on underestimation)
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