ifọrọwanilẹnuwo

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ fi (“to put”) +‎ ọ̀rọ̀ (“words”) +‎ wá (“to search”) +‎ ẹni (“person”) +‎ ní (“in”) +‎ ẹnu (“mouth”) +‎ wò (“to look”), literally "the act of using words to search someone in the mouth".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.fɔ̀.ɾɔ̀.wá.nĩ̄.lɛ́.nũ̄.wò/

Noun

ìfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nuwò

  1. interview, interrogation, cross-examination
    Synonyms: ìfọ̀rọ̀wérò, ìfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nu

Alternative forms

  • ìfọ̀rọ̀wáni-lẹ́nu-wò

Derived terms

  • olùfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nuwò (“interviewer”)
  • ìwé ìfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nuwò (“questionnaire”)
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