afomọ
Yoruba
Àfòmọ́ tó ń hù lórí ẹ̀ka igi.
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fò (“to fly; to jump”) + mọ́ (“towards”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.fò.mɔ̃́/
Noun
àfòmọ́
- (agriculture) epiphyte; air plant
- mistletoe
- (biology, by extension) parasite
- (linguistics, by extension) affix