alaini

Yoruba

Etymology

From oní- +‎ àìní, ultimately from oní- (“one who has”) +‎ àì- (“negative prefix”) +‎ ní (“to have”), literally “One who has the act of not having”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.lá.ì.nĩ́/

Noun

aláìní

1. a person lacking something
2. pauper, beggar

   Synonym: tálákà

Derived terms

• aláìní bàbá (“fatherless”)
• aláìní màmá (“motherless”)