àfòpiná
noun
/à.fò.k͡pī.nã́/
àfòòpiná (alternative)
Definitions
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moth
Àfòpiná, tó lóun ó pa fìtílà. Ara ẹ̀ ni yóò pa. The moth that attempts to extinguish an oil lamp flame. It is destined to fail.Àfòpiná tó fẹ́ paná súyà; ẹran pọ̀ sí i The moth that wants to put out the suya fire; the meat becomes more.
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fò (“to fly”) + pa (“kill, turn off”) + iná (“light, fire”), literally “one who flies and kills (turns off) the light”.
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “afopina”.
Reference:
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