alaini
Yoruba
Etymology
From oní- + àìní, ultimately from oní- (“one who has”) + àì- (“negative prefix”) + ní (“to have”), literally “One who has the act of not having”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.lá.ì.nĩ́/
Noun
aláìní
- a person lacking something
- pauper, beggar
- Synonym: tálákà
Derived terms
- aláìní bàbá (“fatherless”)
- aláìní màmá (“motherless”)