padanu
Yoruba
editEtymology
editFrom pa (“to make, to do”) + àdánù (“serious loss and misfortune”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editpàdánù
- (transitive) to lose (especially when it is an irretrievable loss); to forfeit
Derived terms
edit- ìpàdánù (“loss”)
- ìpàdánù ohun-àfidógò (“foreclosure”)
Related terms
edit- sọnù (“to lose something; to become lost”)