Bẹnẹ

Yoruba

Bẹ̀nẹ̀

Etymology

From French Bénin

• The country derives its name from the Benin Empire, in Portuguese Benim, from Yoruba Ìbìní the exonym for the empire which according to folklore was derived from the name Ilẹ̀ Ìbínú (“Land of vexation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̀.nɛ̃̀/

Proper noun

Bẹ̀nẹ̀

1. Benin (a country in Africa)