aridunnu
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- ارِدُاُنُ
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + rí (“to see”) + dùnnú (“to be happy”), literally “The one who I see and makes me happy”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.ɾí.dũ̀.nṹ/
Noun
àrídùnnú
- (idiomatic) lover
- Synonym: àyànfẹ́
- Àrídùnnú mi, oyin dídùn mi, kẹ́ mi, kẹ́ ara mi títí ọjọ́ tí n máa jáde láyé ― My lover, my sweet honey, take care of me, care for my body until the day I leave this earth/life