ọrọ-ayalo

Yoruba

Etymology

From ọ̀rọ̀ (“word”) +‎ àyálò (“borrowed”).

• àyálò from à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yá (“to borrow”) +‎ lò (“to use”), literally “that which is borrowed for use”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.ɾɔ̀.à.já.lò/

Noun

ọ̀rọ̀-àyálò

1. loanword

   "Àdúrà" ni àpẹẹrẹ ọ̀rọ̀-àyálò lédè Yorùbá ― "Àdúrà" is an example of a loanword in Yorùbá

Hyponyms

• ọ̀rọ̀-àfetíyá (“ear-loan”)
• ọ̀rọ̀-àfojúyá (“eye-loan”)