mádàáríkàn
noun
/má.dàá.ɾí.kã̀/
Definitions
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A type of Yoruba incantation or spell, used to ward off a preemptive supernatural attack
Similar wordsọfọ̀nounọfọ̀ mádàáríkàn
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”.
Component words
máàdo not
dáto make
11 entries are spelled “dá”. The etymology calls it “to make”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
dá
to create, to make, to initiate, to establish
dá
to make a contribution to
dá
to place or go across
dá
to cease, to stop
dá
to become healthy, to be devoid of illness (in reference to the body)
dá
to engage in divination, to divine
dá
to act alone
dá
to overcome, to overpower, to throw down
dá
to hit
dá
to become sharp, vocal, or fully awake
dá
to snap, to break, to cut (into two)
oríhead, personal spiritkàntouch
Listed as a similar word by
These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
incantation, gibberish, spell
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “madaarikan”.
Reference:
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