Bẹnẹ
Yoruba
Etymology
From French Bénin
- The country derives its name from the Benin Empire, in Portuguese Benim, from Yoruba Ìbìní the exonym for the empire which according to folklore was derived from the name Ilẹ̀ Ìbínú (“Land of vexation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛ̀.nɛ̃̀/
Proper noun
Bẹ̀nẹ̀
- Benin (a country in Africa)