ọrọ-ayalo

Yoruba

Etymology

From ọ̀rọ̀ (“word”) +‎ àyálò (“borrowed”).

  • àyálò from à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yá (“to borrow”) +‎ lò (“to use”), literally “that which is borrowed for use”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀.ɾɔ̀.à.já.lò/

Noun

ọ̀rọ̀-àyálò

  1. loanword
    "Àdúrà" ni àpẹẹrẹ ọ̀rọ̀-àyálò lédè Yorùbá ― "Àdúrà" is an example of a loanword in Yorùbá

Hyponyms

  • ọ̀rọ̀-àfetíyá (“ear-loan”)
  • ọ̀rọ̀-àfojúyá (“eye-loan”)
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