aasiki
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic رِزْق (rizq, “wealth, fortune”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aásìkí
- good fortune, prosperity, popularity
- ọkùnrin kò gbọ́dọ̀ bá ìyàwó ẹlòmìíràn tí ó wà nínú oyún lò pọ̀; bí ó bá ṣe bẹ́ẹ, ẹni náà kò ní ní aáṣìkí mọ́, akùdé yóò sì máa wọ ọ̀ràn-an rẹ̀
- A man must not have sex with the pregnant wife of another man; if he did that, the man would no longer have good fortune, inadequacy would enter his affairs