ọ̀níní
noun
/ɔ̀.nĩ́.nĩ́/
Definitions
- an amount equal to one farthing (one-quarter of a penny)
- a quarter of a kobo
- a small, inconsequential amount
Etymology
Cognate with Igala àníní, Urhobo áníní, Edo anini, Ibibio anini, Nupe ànini
Words in other languages from this one
These are words in other languages that came from this Yorùbá word, mostly through trade, the Atlantic slave trade, and contact with neighbouring languages.
They are not translations. A word here means what it means in its own language, which may have drifted a long way from the Yorùbá it started as.
ànīnīHausa
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọnini”.
Reference:
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