ifirosinroojẹ

Yoruba edit

Etymology edit

From ì- (“nominalising prefix”) +‎ fi (“to use”) +‎ ìró (“sound”) +‎ sín jẹ (“to imitate”) +‎ ìró (“sound”). Literally ‘‘the use of a sound to imitate a sound’’.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ì.fì.ɾó.sĩ́.ɾòó.d͡ʒɛ̄/

Noun edit

ìfìrósínròójẹ

onomatopoeia