aláìní
noun
/ā.lá.ì.nĩ́/
Definitions
- a person lacking something
- pauper, beggar
Etymology
From oní- + àìní, ultimately from oní- (“one who has”) + àì- (“negative prefix”) + ní (“to have”), literally “One who has the act of not having”
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
oní-àìní
Used in
aláìní bàbáaláìní màmá
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “alaini”.
Reference:
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