ifẹ
Yoruba
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fẹ́ (“to love; to desire”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ìfẹ́
Derived terms
[edit]- nífẹ̀ẹ́ (“to love”)
- onífẹ̀ẹ́ (“lover”)
- onífẹ̀ẹ́-obìnrin-sóbìnrin (“lesbian”)
- onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin (“gay person”)
- tìfẹ́tìfẹ́ (“affectionately”)
- àìnífẹ̀ẹ́ (“loveless”)
- ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́ (“lust, desire”)