ronupiwada

Yoruba

Alternative forms

ronú pìwà dà

Etymology

From ronú (“to think”) +‎ padà (“to change”) +‎ ìwà (“behavior”), literally “To think and then change/alter one's behavior”. Padà is a splitting verb which is split in this case by the noun ìwà

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾō.nṹ.k͡pì.wà.dà/

Verb

ronúpìwàdà

to repent, to change one's behavior

Derived terms

ìrònúpìwàdà (“repentance”)