madaarikan

Yoruba

Etymology

From máà (“do not”) +‎ dá (“to make”) +‎ orí (“head, personal spirit”) +‎ kàn (“touch”), literally “That which prevent evil from touching's one's head”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /má.dàá.ɾí.kã̀/

Noun

mádàáríkàn

  1. A type of Yoruba incantation or spell, used to ward off a preemptive supernatural attack
    Synonyms: ọfọ̀, ọfọ̀ mádàáríkàn
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