ijanu

Yoruba

Etymology

ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ já +‎ ẹnu (“mouth”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.d͡ʒá.nũ̄/

Noun

ìjánu

  1. (equestrianism) bridle
  2. harness (rope for tying down animals)
  3. (by extension) brake
    Synonyms: bíréèkì, ìjánu ọkọ̀

Derived terms

  • kó ara ní ìjánu (“to restrain”)
  • tú ìjánu (“to remove a bridle”)
  • tẹ ìjánu (“to operate brake”)
  • orúkọ ọmọ ni ìjánu ọmọ (“a child's name is their bridle”)
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