akunwọsilẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kún (“to fill”) +‎ wọ́ (“to fall, to drizzle”) +‎ sílẹ̀ (“to the ground”), literally “That which fills and then begins to drizzle over”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.kṹ.wɔ́.sí.lɛ̀/

Noun

àkúnwọ́sílẹ̀

1. overflow