alaini

Yoruba

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”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.lá.ì.nĩ́/

Noun

aláìní

  1. a person lacking something
  2. pauper, beggar
    Synonym: tálákà

Derived terms

  • aláìní bàbá (“fatherless”)
  • aláìní màmá (“motherless”)
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