afẹfẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ fẹ́ (“to blow”) +‎ fẹ́ (“to blow”), literally “That which blows”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.fɛ́.fɛ́/

Noun

afẹ́fẹ́

air, wind, breeze
Synonyms: atẹ́gùn, ẹ̀fúùfù

Derived terms

abáfẹ́fẹ́jáde (“aerosol”)
afẹ́fẹ́-àmísínú (“oxygen”)
afẹ́fẹ́lẹ́lẹ́ (“strong winds”)
amáfẹ́fẹ́lò (“pneumatic”)
amáfẹ́fẹ́lómi (“humidifier”)
ohun-èlò-orin aláfẹ́fẹ́ (“wind instrument”)
ìdiwọ̀n agbára afẹ́fẹ́ (“anemometer”)
ìgbohùnnínú-afẹ́fẹ́ (“pickup”)
ìlómi-afẹ́fẹ́ (“humidity”)

Related terms

ìjì (“hurricane”)
ààjà (“whirlwind”)

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