iyalẹnu

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • اِيَلعَِنُ

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yà lẹ́nu (“to surprise”). Cognate with Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba ùyànẹ́run, Ede Ica ìnyàlánu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.jà.lɛ́.nũ̄/

Noun

ìyàlẹ́nu

  1. surprise
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