onifẹẹ-ọkunrin-sọkunrin
Yoruba
Etymology
From oní- (“one who has”) + ìfẹ́ (“love”) + ọkùnrin (“man”) + sí (“to”) + ọkùnrin (“man”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ō.nĩ́.fɛ̀ɛ́.ɔ̄.kũ̀.ɾĩ̄.sɔ́.kũ̀.ɾĩ̄/
Noun
onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin
- gay person
- Synonym: abẹ́ya-kan-náà-lòpọ̀
- Synonyms: ajákọṣebí-abo, adódìí, adókó, adófùrọ̀ (derogatory term for gay people)
Related terms
- ìnífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin (“homosexuality”)
- onífẹ̀ẹ́-obìnrin-sóbìnrin (“lesbian”)
- ìnífẹ̀ẹ́-obìnrin-sóbìnrin (“lesbianity”)
- ìbẹ́yà-kan-náà-lòpọ̀ (“homosexuality”)