afọwọfa
Yoruba
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ọwọ́ (“hand”) + fà (“to cause”), literally “To cause something with one's own hand”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.fɔ̄.wɔ́.fà/
Noun
àfọwọ́fà
- self-inflicted suffering or misery
Derived terms
- àfọwọ́fà ẹ̀dá (“human caused disaster”)