ẹlẹdẹ

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Yoruba

Ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ ọ̀sìn (Sus domesticus)

Etymology

oní- (one who has) +‎ ẹ̀- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ dẹ̀ (to be soft), literally one who has soft (meat or skin)

Pronunciation

Noun

ẹlẹ́dẹ̀

  1. pig, swine
  2. (offensive) dirty person
    Synonym: ọ̀bùn

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Hausa: àladḕ