fọrọ wa lẹnu wo

Yoruba

Etymology

From fi (“to use”) +‎ ọ̀rọ̀ (“words”) +‎ wá (“to search”) +‎ ní (“in”) +‎ ẹnu (“the mouth”) +‎ wò, literally "to use words to search in the mouth".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔ̀.ɾɔ̀ wá lɛ́.nũ̄ wò/

Verb

fọ̀rọ̀ wá lẹ́nu wò

to interview
Synonyms: fọ̀rọ̀ wá ọ̀rọ̀ wò lẹ́nu, fọ̀rọ̀ wérò, fọ̀rọ̀ wáni lẹ́nu wò

Wọ́n fọ̀rọ̀ wá Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù lẹ́nu wò. ― They interviewed Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù.

Usage notes

object goes after wá (“to search”)

Derived terms