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abọni
noun
an adorer, worshipper
abọpa
adjective
fatted, fed for slaughter
abọrẹ
noun
a chief priest of the grove, idol priest
abọrisa
noun
a worshipper of false gods, an idolator
abọsèjé
noun
a sabbath breaker
abọṣẹ
noun
work done by a person after his master’s work is done; job work
abubután
noun
a descriptive name for whale
abuja
noun
a short cut to a place; anticipation of another’s words
abùjẹ
noun
a shark
abùká
noun
the act of encompassing
abuke
noun
a hunchback
àbùkù
noun
a remainder, deficiency, disgrace, fault, contempt, spot, blemish, deformity, slur, fragment, discredit
àbùkún
noun
an addition to, increment, supplement, blessing, zest
àbùlà
noun
adulteration, dilution
àbùlé
noun
a village, a hamlet
àbùlé
noun
act of imposing a fine
àbùlè
noun
a patch, a piece sewn on to cover a defect
abumó
noun
addition, exaggeration
abúni
noun
reprover, scolder, one who reprimands, chides
abunni
noun
giver, donor, benefactor
abupa
noun
a vaccinator
abúra
noun
a swearer, an oath taker
aburan-owu
noun
cotton carded and prepared for spinning
aburò
noun
a younger relative; cadet
abuso
noun
falsehood of one's own invention, rumour
abùtà
noun
a species of butterfly
àbùwè
noun
soap
àdá
noun
a cutlass, a bill-hook with wooden handle mostly used by farmers
àdàbà
noun
a dove
àdáhà
noun
proposer, mover, suggester, one who attempts
àbábòbòni
noun
defender, succourer, protector, guardian
àdábpnì
noun
self-assumption, the taking of responsibility upon oneself
àdàbòwo
noun
self-assumption, the taking of responsibility upon oneself
àdádé
noun
result, consequence
àdáfè
noun
a crown-wearer, a king
àdádó
noun
isolation
àdága
noun
nothing
adagogo
noun
a bell founder
adagun
noun
lake, pond, pool
adájo
noun
judge, umpire, arbitrator
adaju
noun
a pitiless person; a forward person
adakadeke
noun
a lie; treachery
àdálé
noun
an accumulation
adalu
noun
an amalgamation, a mixture, an alloy
adámálèṣe
noun
a braggart, one unable to perform his boast
adámi
noun
a gasp
adámò
noun
a mistaken view, heresy
adámọ̀-di
adjective
tending to be
adámọ̀ran
noun
counsellor, suggester, adviser
adan
noun
a bat
adaniduro
noun
a detainer; one who checks, hinders
adanilagara
noun
an importunate person
adanilara
noun
vexatious one, one who disappoints, mortifies
adanilárayá
noun
one who enlivens, cheers up another
adanilẹ̀kun
noun
a prohibiter, one who forbids
adanilohun
noun
one who answers
adaniloro
noun
a tormentor, one who afflicts
adaniniijì
noun
one who alarms, frightens, terrifies
adanirú
noun
one who puzzles, confounds
adánrin
noun
a furbisher, a polisher of metal
àdánù
noun
a loss
àdàpè
noun
a nickname; an alias; a contraction
àdàpọ̀
noun
a mixture; union, alliance
adaran-jóko
noun
a grazier; a shepherd
àdáràn-nla
noun
felon; criminal
adaraya
noun
a lively person
adarijini
noun
one who forgives, a pardoner
adaripon
noun
a male lizard
adarudapo
noun
adj. indiscriminate; topsy-turvy
adarudurudusile
noun
an anarchist, one who causes discord
àdásan
noun
instalment; an old debt incurred by some relative
àdásí
noun
a thing spared from the rest, a gleaning
àdásí
noun
an accumulation
àdáwétà
noun
a dealer in leaves used to wrap food in
àdáwó
noun
transcriber, printer
àdáwín
noun
payment by instalments
àdáwólé
noun
undertaker; adventure, adventurer
adayánfé
noun
one who chooses a husband, wife without the parents’ consent
adé
noun
a crown
adébipani
noun
starvation; a starveling
adédè
noun
unsettled
adehun
noun
agreement, bargain, treaty, stipulation
adélóbọ
noun
a married woman; an old woman
adélè-ọba
noun
regent, acting-governor; lieutenant
ademu
noun
a calabash with cover used for drinking
adéna
noun
one who watches on the road, a sentinel, sentry; hinderer, impediment, way-layer
ade-ọba
noun
diadem, crown
adèrègbè
noun
a fish whose eyes are peculiarly and irregularly placed
adépọ
noun
an idol-worshipper
adẹ̀dà
noun
a maker of counterfeit coins
adẹ̀dọ̀
noun
a fisherman
adẹ̀gbà
noun
a shrimp catcher
adẹ̀gún
noun
a fisherman who catches lobsters with ògún, a kind of basket
adẹja
noun
a fisherman
adẹ̀mù
noun
a diving fisherman
adẹpa o
noun
an appropriate salutation to one going out hunting
adẹrasilẹ
noun
a yielder, one who surrenders
adẹṣẹ
noun
a sinner
adẹtẹ
noun
a leper
adẹtisilẹ
noun
a listener, an eavesdropper