iwaju

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • ụwájú (Ekiti)
  • ugwá (Owo)
  • ugwájú (Ikale, Ondo)
  • uwájú (Eastern Akoko)

Etymology

From iwá (“front”) +‎ ojú (“face”).[1] Compare with Ifè iwádzú, Olukumi úgwázú, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-gʷájú, from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-gʷájú

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ī.wá.d͡ʒú/

Noun

iwájú

  1. front
    Synonym: iwá

Derived terms
  • níwájú (“in front”)
  • síwájú (“forwards”)
  • ṣáájú
  • tẹ̀ síwájú (“to progress/advance”)
  • ìtẹ̀síwájú (“progress”)

References
  1. Ogunwale, Joshua Abiodun (2005) “Problems of Lexical Decomposition: The Case of Yoruba Complex Verbs”, in Nordic Journal of African Studies 14‎, archived from the original on 24 June 2021
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