ayanfẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yàn (“to chose”) +‎ fẹ́ (“to love”), literally “That who I have chosen to love”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.jã̀.fɛ́/

Noun

àyànfẹ́

  1. (idiomatic) lover, chosen one
    Synonyms: olólùfẹ́, olùfẹ́, ẹni tí ọkàn mi yàn, àrídùnnú
    Àyànfẹ́ mi tọ́jú mi, tọ́jú mi bí ìfẹ́ òdodo àti ìfẹ́ nìkan ẹ ― My lover take care of me, take care of me like your one and only true love
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