ifiwawẹda

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ fi (“to use”) +‎ ìwà (“character”) +‎ wọ̀ (“to wear”) +‎ ẹ̀dá (“creation”), literally “the act of dressing a person or creature with behavior”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.fì.wà.wɛ̀.dá/

Noun

ìfìwàwẹ̀dá

(literature) characterization

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