akunwọsilẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kún (“to fill”) +‎ wọ́ (“to fall, to drizzle”) +‎ sílẹ̀ (“to the ground”), literally “That which fills and then begins to drizzle over”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.kṹ.wɔ́.sí.lɛ̀/

Noun

àkúnwọ́sílẹ̀

  1. overflow
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