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Meaning of ọjà | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ɔ̄.d͡ʒà

Definitions

  1. village, town, homestead
    obsolete
  2. belt, sash, often used to denotate membership or rank within a group
  3. princess in the town of Ado Ekiti and surrounding towns
    Ekiti
  4. market
    broadly
  5. baby sling; an additional cloth sash used to secure the ìpọnmọ when backing infants
  6. market commodities, merchandise; products
    broadly
  7. marijuana
    slang

Equivalents

Deutsch Babytragetuch
English child carrier
Español portabebés
Bahasa Indonesia kain penyandang
Italiano marsupio
Nederlands buikdrager
Svenska bärsele
Yorùbá ìpọnmọ
IsiZulu isibhaxelo

Examples

“ariwo àwọn èrò ọjà ń hó kùù”

The noise of the market people was very loud

“ọmọ́ ń polówó ọjà”

The child was inviting buyers to buy merchandise

“abiyamọ́ fi ọ̀já gbé ọmọ pọ̀n”

The mother used a cloth sash to carry her child on her back

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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