ìfẹ́
noun
/ì.fɛ́/
Definitions
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love
Used innífẹ̀ẹ́onífẹ̀ẹ́ onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrinnoun 2 entries are spelled “onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin gay man onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin lesbian (female homosexual) tìfẹ́tìfẹ́àìnífẹ̀ẹ́ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́Possibly used inonífẹ̀ẹ́-obìnrin-sóbìnrinlesbian Wiktionary points at “onífẹ̀ẹ́-obìnrin-sóbìnrin”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “onífẹ̀ẹ́-obìnrin-sóbìnrin” may be a word nobody has written up yet. onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin lesbian (female homosexual)
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fẹ́ (“to love; to desire”).
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefixfẹ́to love; to desire
Used in
onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrinnoun
2 different words are spelled “onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin”, and this word is part of each of them.
onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin
gay man
onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin
lesbian (female homosexual)
ìnífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrinnounìnífẹ̀ẹ́-obìnrin-sóbìnrinnoun
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ifẹ”.
Reference:
en-ifẹ-yo-noun-aG90apW2