fipamunijagun

Yoruba

Etymology

From fi (“to use”) +‎ ipá (“force”) +‎ mú (“to make”) +‎ ẹni (“person”) +‎ jagun (“fight a war”), literally “to force someone to fight a war”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fī.k͡pá.mṹ.nĩ̄.d͡ʒā.ɡũ̄/

Verb

fipámúnijagun

1. to conscript a person, to draft

   Synonyms: múpámúnijagun, múnijagun-nítipá

Derived terms

• ìfipámúnijagun (“conscription, the draft”)
• afipámúnijagun (“one who conscripts people into the military”)