afẹfẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ fẹ́ (“to blow”) +‎ fẹ́ (“to blow”), literally “That which blows”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.fɛ́.fɛ́/

Noun

afẹ́fẹ́

1. air, wind, breeze

   Synonyms: atẹ́gùn, ẹ̀fúùfù

Derived terms

• abáfẹ́fẹ́jáde (“aerosol”)
• afẹ́fẹ́-àmísínú (“oxygen”)
• afẹ́fẹ́lẹ́lẹ́ (“strong winds”)
• amáfẹ́fẹ́lò (“pneumatic”)
• amáfẹ́fẹ́lómi (“humidifier”)
• ohun-èlò-orin aláfẹ́fẹ́ (“wind instrument”)
• ìdiwọ̀n agbára afẹ́fẹ́ (“anemometer”)
• ìgbohùnnínú-afẹ́fẹ́ (“pickup”)
• ìlómi-afẹ́fẹ́ (“humidity”)

 

Related terms

• ìjì (“hurricane”)
• ààjà (“whirlwind”)