ẹdun arinlẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From ẹdun (“colobus monkey”) +‎ a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ rìn (“to walk”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“ground”), literally “The colobus monkey that treads on the ground”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.dũ̄ ā.ɾĩ̄.lɛ̀/

Noun

ẹdun arinlẹ̀

1. (idiomatic, derogatory) a bankrupt person; (specifically) a rich person who has lost all of their fortune
2. (idiomatic, derogatory) lame duck

Derived terms

• dẹdun arinlẹ̀ (“to go bankrupt, to lose one's money”)

See also

• ojú kì í pọ́n ẹdu kó dẹni ilẹ̀; ìṣẹ́ kì í ṣẹ́ igún kó di ojúgbà adìẹ (“poverty does not afflict the colobus monkey to the extent that it becomes a land dwelling creature; the vulture is never so badly off that it becomes the equal of a chicken”)