"afin" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /à.fĩ́/ Forms: àfín [canonical]
Etymology: From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fín (“to be clean, to be white”) Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|fín|id1=nominalizing prefix|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to be clean, to be white}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fín (“to be clean, to be white”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=àfín|head2=}} àfín, {{yo-pos|noun|àfín|}} àfín, {{yo-noun|àfín}} àfín
  1. albinism
    Sense id: en-afin-yo-noun-jWvPc-td
  2. (sometimes derogatory) an albino person Tags: derogatory, sometimes Categories (topical): People Synonyms: ẹni-òrìṣà
    Sense id: en-afin-yo-noun-1piJKOeJ Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (nominalizing prefix): 15 85
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          "english": "The words an albino person says, the deity known as Òrìṣà was the one who said it",
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      "ipa": "/à.fĩ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "afin"
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