ìnífẹ̀ẹ́-obìnrin-sóbìnrin
noun
/ì.nĩ́.ꜜfɛ́.ō.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄.só.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄/
Definitions
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lesbianism, the state (of a woman) of being sexually attracted to other women
Similar wordsìbẹ́yà-kan-náà-lòpọ̀Related wordsìnífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrinnoun 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)Possibly related wordsonífẹ̀ẹ́-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”) + ní (“to have”) + ìfẹ́ (“love”) + obìnrin (“woman”) + sí (“to”) + obìnrin (“woman”), literally “love between women”.
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefixníto haveìfẹ́loveobìnrinwoman
síto
4 entries are spelled “sí”. The etymology calls it “to”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
sí
to, at, toward (used when movement is implied)
sí
to be far, to be distant
sí
The name of the Latin script letter S/s.
sí
Negative form of wà
obìnrinwoman
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “inifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin”.
Reference:
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