miringindin

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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Verb sense derives from ideophone sense

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mĩ̀.ɾĩ̀.ɡĩ̀.dĩ̀/

Verb

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mìrìngìndìn

  1. to be wonderful; to be enjoyable; to be delightful
    Ọdún á yabo, ọdún á mìrìngìndìn!May the year go well, may it be happy!
    • 1997, “Ìjagunmólú àti Ọ̀ràn Ìbànújẹ́”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower[1]:
      Bí ìwọ̀n tí ó fi ń ran àwọn ènìyàn ṣe ń lọ sílẹ̀ gan-an, ó jọ pé ọjọ́ ọ̀la yóò mìnrìngìndìn.
      As infection rates plummeted, the future looked rosy.