afopina
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Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fò (“to fly”) + pa (“kill, turn off”) + iná (“light, fire”), literally “one who flies and kills (turns off) the light”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àfòpiná
Usage notes[edit]
- àfòpiná can be used metaphorically for one who is undertaking a suicide mission; comparing suicide with the way a moth is attracted to an oil lamp that will inevitably kill it.