aífó
noun
/ā.í.fó/
arífó (alternative), afó (alternative)
Definitions
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sweat
aífó ń mu mi I am sweatingSimilar words
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heat
Possibly similar wordsoorunoun Wiktionary points at “ooru”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ọ̀ọ́rú”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ooru” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ọ̀ọ́rú cobra; (in particular) Forest cobra or Black-necked spitting cobra
Etymology
Possibly a contraction of arífó, afífó, compare with Olukumi ẹ́fífó. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *a-fífó
Used in
pa aífó
Possibly derived from
Each of these pages lists a word as built from it, spelled a little differently from this one — a different tone mark, or an underdot this word doesn't have.
Tone and underdots are what tell two Yorùbá words apart, so we can't say whether the other page meant this word and mistyped it, or meant a word that has no page here yet.
Writing that word up on Wiktionary settles it. How to help.
fòverb
“fò” lists “afò” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “afò” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
fò
to decapitate
fọ̀verb
“fọ̀” lists “àfọ̀” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring underdots. It may be a misspelling, or “àfọ̀” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
fọ̀
to wash
fọ́verb
“fọ́” lists “afọ́” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring underdots. It may be a misspelling, or “afọ́” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
fọ́
to break (a vessel)
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “aifo”.
Reference:
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