amúnisìn
noun
/ā.mṹ.nĩ̄.sĩ̀/
Definitions
- exploiter, taskmaster
- colonialism, imperialism
- colonizer, imperialist
- enslavement, servitude
Etymology
From a- (“agent prefix”) + mú (“to make”) + ẹni (“person”) + sìn (“to serve”), literally “One who engages in exploiting a person to work for them”.
Component words
a-agent prefixmúto make
ẹniperson
2 entries are spelled “ẹni”. The etymology calls it “person”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ẹni
person, one
ẹni
our (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
sìnto serve
6 entries are spelled “sìn”. The etymology calls it “to serve”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
sìn
to worship a deity; to revere
sìn
to serve, to work for someone
sìn
to domesticate an animal or plant
sìn
to give a girl away in marriage
sìn
to accompany or escort someone; to keep company of someone; to guide
sìn
to demand something from someone to recover it
Used in
ajẹmọ́-ìjọba-amúnisìnètò-ẹ̀kọ́ ìjọbá-amúnisìnìgbà-amúnisìnìjọba amúnisìnnounìrònú ajẹmọ́-ìgbà-amúnisìogún atọ́wọ́-ìjọbá-amúnisìnsáà ìjọbá-amúnisìnnoun
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “amunisin”.
Reference:
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