ìfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nuwò
noun
/ì.fɔ̀.ɾɔ̀.wá.nĩ̄.lɛ́.nũ̄.wò/
ìfọ̀rọ̀wáni-lẹ́nu-wò (alternative)
Definitions
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interview, interrogation, cross-examination
Similar wordsìfọ̀rọ̀wérònounìfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nuUsed inolùfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nuwòìwé ìfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nuwò
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to put”) + ọ̀rọ̀ (“words”) + wá (“to search”) + ẹni (“person”) + ní (“in”) + ẹnu (“mouth”) + wò (“to look”), literally "the act of using words to search someone in the mouth".
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefixfito putọ̀rọ̀wordswáto search
ẹniperson
2 entries are spelled “ẹni”. The etymology calls it “person”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ẹni
person, one
ẹni
our (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
níinẹnumouthwòto look
Derived from
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ifọrọwanilẹnuwo”.
Reference:
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