miringindin

Yoruba

Etymology

Verb sense derives from ideophone sense

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mĩ̀.ɾĩ̀.ɡĩ̀.dĩ̀/

Verb

mìrìngìndìn

1. to be wonderful; to be enjoyable; to be delightful

   Ọdún á yabo, ọdún á mìrìngìndìn! ― May the year go well, may it be happy!

   • 1997, “Ìjagunmólú àti Ọ̀ràn Ìbànújẹ́”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower‎^[1]:

     Bí ìwọ̀n tí ó fi ń ran àwọn ènìyàn ṣe ń lọ sílẹ̀ gan-an, ó jọ pé ọjọ́ ọ̀la yóò mìnrìngìndìn.

     As infection rates plummeted, the future looked rosy.