ijanu

Yoruba

Ẹṣin tí wọ́n fi ìjánu sẹ́nu (1)

Ìjánu kẹ̀kẹ́ (3)

Etymology

ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ já +‎ ẹnu (“mouth”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.d͡ʒá.nũ̄/

Noun

ìjánu

1. (equestrianism) bridle
2. harness (rope for tying down animals)
3. (by extension) brake

   Synonyms: bíréèkì, ìjánu ọkọ̀

Derived terms

• kó ara ní ìjánu (“to restrain”)
• tú ìjánu (“to remove a bridle”)
• tẹ ìjánu (“to operate brake”)
• orúkọ ọmọ ni ìjánu ọmọ (“a child's name is their bridle”)