adinumásọ̀rọ̀
noun
/ā.dī.nũ̄.má.sɔ̀.ɾɔ̀/
Definitions
- one who stays quiet and doesn't talk
- the plant Clerodendrum japonicum
Etymology
From a- (“agent prefix”) + dì (“to close, to block”) + ẹnu (“mouth”) + máà (“do not”) + sọ̀rọ̀ (“to talk”), literally “one who shuts their mouth and does not talk”.
Component words
a-agent prefix
dìto close, to block
3 entries are spelled “dì”. The etymology calls it “to close, to block”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
dì
to bind, to fasten, to tie up
dì
to coagulate, to solidify
dì
to win a game
ẹnumouthmáàdo notsọ̀rọ̀to talk
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “adinumasọrọ”.
Reference:
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