abuubutan

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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à- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to dip out) +‎ àì- (negating prefix) +‎ (to dip out) +‎ tán (to finish), literally scooping out without finish

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /à.bùù.bù.tã́/

Noun

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àbùùbùtán

  1. inexhaustibility; endlessness
  2. whale
    Synonym: ẹja agbárùrù