fipamunijagun
Yoruba
editEtymology
editFrom fi (“to use”) + ipá (“force”) + mú (“to make”) + ẹni (“person”) + jagun (“fight a war”), literally “to force someone to fight a war”.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfipámúnijagun
- to conscript a person, to draft
- Synonyms: múpámúnijagun, múnijagun-nítipá
Derived terms
edit- ìfipámúnijagun (“conscription, the draft”)
- afipámúnijagun (“one who conscripts people into the military”)