yà lẹ́nu
verb
/jà lɛ́.nũ̄/
يَ لعَِنُ (alternative)
Definitions
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to surprise
Ó yà mí lẹ́nu pé wọ́n ò ṣe é dáadáa It surprised me that they didn't do it well
Etymology
From yà (“to separate, split into two”) + ní (“in”) + ẹnu (“mouth”), literally “To gape open one's mouth”.
Component words
Used in
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ya lẹnu”.
Reference:
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