Adékọ̀gbẹ́

Pronunciation



Meaning of Adékọ̀gbẹ́

1. The (child of the) crown rejects the jungle (where it would have been buried). 2. See below for another meaning.



Extended Meaning

According to asaalaye.com the meaning of "the crown (child) rejects the bush" is to say that a prince should not be involved in manual labour or farming activities. This is apparently an Ìjẹ̀bú name showing a preference for trading rather than farming.



Morphology

adé-kọ̀-ìgbẹ́



Gloss

adé - crown, royalty
kọ̀ - reject
ìgbẹ́ - bush, jungle


Geolocation

Common in:
GENERAL



Famous Persons

  • Adémọ́lá Adékọ̀gbẹ́



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