padanu
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
From pa (“to make, to do”) + àdánù (“serious loss and misfortune”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
pàdánù
- (transitive) to lose (especially when it is an irretrievable loss); to forfeit
Derived terms edit
- ìpàdánù (“loss”)
- ìpàdánù ohun-àfidógò (“foreclosure”)
Related terms edit
- sọnù (“to lose something; to become lost”)