afopina
Yoruba edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fò (“to fly”) + pa (“kill, turn off”) + iná (“light, fire”), literally “one who flies and kills (turns off) the light”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àfòpiná
Usage notes edit
- àfòpiná can be used metaphorically for one who is undertaking a suicide mission; comparing suicide with the way a moth is attracted to an oil lamp that will inevitably kill it.