Désálù

Pronunciation



Meaning of Désálù

The crown ran far away.



Extended Meaning

The story of the Désálù family of Abẹ́òkuta says that they used to be the crown-keeping family, but they fled during one prominent war so as to keep the crown safe. This period of flight is what influenced a change of name to Désálù.



Morphology

(a)dé-sá-lù



Gloss

adé - crown
sálù - run far away
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Geolocation

Common in:
ABEOKUTA