afomọ
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fò (“to fly; to jump”) + mọ́ (“towards”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àfòmọ́
- (agriculture) epiphyte; air plant
- (biology, by extension) parasite
- (linguistics, by extension) affix
Hyponyms edit
- àfòmọ́ àárín (“infix”)
- àfòmọ́ ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ (“prefix”)
- àfòmọ́ ìparí (“suffix”)
Derived terms edit
proverbs