ipẹyarun
Yoruba
Etymology
ì (“nominalizing prefix”) + pa (“to kill”) + ẹ̀yà (“ethnicity, race”) + run (“to perish”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.k͡pɛ̀.jà.ɾũ̄/
Noun
ìpẹ̀yàrun
- genocide, ethnic cleansing
- Synonym: ìpalápalù ẹ̀yà