afojudi
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ojú (“eyes”) + di, literally “To use ones eyes to block”
Pronunciation
editNoun
editàfojúdi
- (idiomatic) the act of behaving contemptuously or defiantly to someone
- (idiomatic) being behaved contemptuously or defiantly to someone
- (idiomatic) contemptuous, defiantly
- (idiomatic) defiance, contempt
- Synonyms: ìwà àfojúdi, arífín
- (a proverb on stages of life and adolescence)
Derived terms
edit- ìwà àfojúdi (“contempt”)
- aláfojúdi (“a person of contempt”)
- àfojúdíwọ̀n (“estimate”)
Related terms
edit- fojúdi (“to be defiant”)
- àmójúdíwọ̀n (“visual estimate”)