"imisi" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ì.mĩ́.sí/ Forms: ìmísí [canonical]
Etymology: From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mí (“to breath”) + sí (“to, into”), literally “To breath life into a person”. Etymology templates: {{affix|yo|ì-|mí|sí|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=To breath life into a person|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to breath|t3=to, into}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mí (“to breath”) + sí (“to, into”), literally “To breath life into a person” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìmísí|head2=}} ìmísí, {{yo-pos|noun|ìmísí|}} ìmísí, {{yo-noun|ìmísí}} ìmísí
  1. inspiration

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