arun rọmọlaparọmọlẹsẹ
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Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From àrùn (“disease”) + rọ (“to paralyze, to cripple”) + ọmọ (“child”) + ní (“in”) + apá (“arm”) + rọ (“to paralyze, to cripple”) + ọmọ (“child”) + ní (“in”) + ẹsẹ̀ (“foot”), literally “Disease that cripples both the arms and feet of the child”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]àrùn rọmọlápárọmọlẹ́sẹ̀
- polio, poliomyelitis
- Synonym: àrùn rọwọ́rọsẹ̀