adinumasọrọ

Yoruba

Adinumásọ̀rọ̀

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ dì (“to close, to block”) +‎ ẹnu (“mouth”) +‎ máà (“do not”) +‎ sọ̀rọ̀ (“to talk”), literally “one who shuts their mouth and does not talk”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.dī.nũ̄.má.sɔ̀.ɾɔ̀/

Noun

adinumásọ̀rọ̀

1. (literally) one who stays quiet and doesn't talk
2. (idiomatic) the plant Clerodendrum japonicum