ijanu
Yoruba
Ẹṣin tí wọ́n fi ìjánu sẹ́nu (1)
Ìjánu kẹ̀kẹ́ (3)
Etymology
ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + já + ẹnu (“mouth”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.d͡ʒá.nũ̄/
Noun
ìjánu
- (equestrianism) bridle
- harness (rope for tying down animals)
- (by extension) brake
- Synonyms: bíréèkì, ìjánu ọkọ̀
Derived terms
- kó ara ní ìjánu (“to restrain”)
- tú ìjánu (“to remove a bridle”)
- tẹ ìjánu (“to operate brake”)
- orúkọ ọmọ ni ìjánu ọmọ (“a child's name is their bridle”)