afọwọfa in Yoruba

IPA: /à.fɔ̄.wɔ́.fà/ Forms: àfọwọ́fà [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ọwọ́ (“hand”) + fà (“to cause”), literally “To cause something with one's own hand”. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|fi|ọwọ́|fà|lit=To cause something with one's own hand|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to use|t3=hand|t4=to cause}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ọwọ́ (“hand”) + fà (“to cause”), literally “To cause something with one's own hand” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=àfọwọ́fà|head2=}} àfọwọ́fà, {{yo-pos|noun|àfọwọ́fà|}} àfọwọ́fà, {{yo-noun|àfọwọ́fà}} àfọwọ́fà

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "à-",
        "3": "fi",
        "4": "ọwọ́",
        "5": "fà",
        "lit": "To cause something with one's own hand",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to use",
        "t3": "hand",
        "t4": "to cause"
      },
      "expansion": "à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ọwọ́ (“hand”) + fà (“to cause”), literally “To cause something with one's own hand”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ọwọ́ (“hand”) + fà (“to cause”), literally “To cause something with one's own hand”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "àfọwọ́fà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
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        "head": "àfọwọ́fà",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "àfọwọ́fà",
      "name": "head"
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      "name": "yo-pos"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with a-",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "human caused disaster",
          "word": "àfọwọ́fà ẹ̀dá"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "self-inflicted suffering or misery"
      ],
      "id": "en-afọwọfa-yo-noun-KgD~as73",
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      "ipa": "/à.fɔ̄.wɔ́.fà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "afọwọfa"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "human caused disaster",
      "word": "àfọwọ́fà ẹ̀dá"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "à-",
        "3": "fi",
        "4": "ọwọ́",
        "5": "fà",
        "lit": "To cause something with one's own hand",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to use",
        "t3": "hand",
        "t4": "to cause"
      },
      "expansion": "à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ọwọ́ (“hand”) + fà (“to cause”), literally “To cause something with one's own hand”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ọwọ́ (“hand”) + fà (“to cause”), literally “To cause something with one's own hand”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "àfọwọ́fà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "àfọwọ́fà",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "àfọwọ́fà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "àfọwọ́fà",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "àfọwọ́fà",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "àfọwọ́fà"
      },
      "expansion": "àfọwọ́fà",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba nouns",
        "Yoruba palindromes",
        "Yoruba terms prefixed with a-",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "self-inflicted suffering or misery"
      ],
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          "self-inflicted",
          "self-inflicted"
        ],
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          "suffering"
        ],
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          "misery"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/à.fɔ̄.wɔ́.fà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "afọwọfa"
}

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"afọwọfa" meaning in Yoruba

Noun