madaamidofo

Yoruba

Etymology

From máà (“do not”) +‎ dà (“to leave”) +‎ mi (“me”) +‎ dá (“to create”) +‎ òfò (“loss, misfortune”), literally “Do not leave me to suffer misfortune alone”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /má.dàá.mĩ̄.dó.fò/

Noun

mádàámidófò

1. insurance, collaborative security

Derived terms

• aláròóbọ̀ mádàámidófò (“insurance broker”)
• ẹ̀kọ́ iṣẹ́-mádàámidófò (“actuarial science”)
• mádàámidófò ajẹmọ́lera (“health insurance”)
• mádàámidófò àṣìṣe-òṣìṣẹ́ (“fidelity insurance”)
• mádàámidófò-ẹ̀mí (“life insurance”)
• olùdámọ̀ràn iṣẹ́ mádàámidófò (“actuary”)
• ìlànà mádàámidófò (“insurance policy”)

 

References

• Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0‎^[1], number LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN
• Salawu, Abiodun (2018 October 3) African Language Digital Media and Communication‎^[2], Taylor & Francis, →ISBN