abẹya-kan-naa-lopọ

Yoruba

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ bá (“with”) +‎ ẹ̀yà (“gender, sex”) +‎ kan (“one”) +‎ náà (“of a particular or previously mentioned entity”) +‎ lòpọ̀ (“to have sex with”), literally “one who has sex with someone of the same sex”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.bɛ́.jà.kã̄.nã́ã̀.lò.k͡pɔ̀/

Noun

abẹ́yà-kan-náà-lòpọ̀

1. gay person (for male and female people)

   Synonym: onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin (used for men)

   Synonym: onífẹ̀ẹ́-obìnrin-sóbìnrin (used for women)

   Synonyms: ajákọṣebí-abo, adódìí, adókó, adófùrọ̀ (derogatory term for gay people)

Related terms

• ìbẹ́yà-kan-náà-lòpọ̀ (“homosexuality”)
• ìnífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin (“homosexuality”)
• ìnífẹ̀ẹ́-obìnrin-sóbìnrin (“lesbianity”)