àánú
noun
/àá.nṹ/
Definitions
-
mercy, compassion, pity
Similar words
-
regret
Similar wordsàbámọ̀
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “àánú”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Likely from Contraction of ànínú, ultimately from à- (nominalizing prefix) + nínú (partial reduplication of nú).
Component words
à-
nínú
2 entries are spelled “nínú”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
nínú
inside, within
nínú
to have or possess space inside
Dialectal synonyms “mercy” 22 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- àínú
- Ẹ̀pẹ́
- àínú
- Ìkòròdú
- àínú
- Ṣágámù
- àínú
- Oǹdó
- àínọ́n
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- ànínọ́
Olùkùmi
- Ugbódù
- enínọ́
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- ẹ̀nị́nụ́
- Àkúrẹ́
- ẹ̀nị́nụ́
- Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
- ẹ̀nị́nụ́
Northwest Yoruba
- Èbúté Mẹ́tà
- àánú
- Èkó
- àánú
- Ìbàdàn
- àánú
- Ìlọrin
- àánú
- Ọ̀yọ́
- àánú
- Nàìjíríà
- àánú
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- àánú
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó
- àánú
- Kabba
- àánú
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Akpáré
- ànyínɔ́
- Atakpamɛ
- ànyínɔ́
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- ànyínɔ́
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mercy
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “aanu”.
Reference:
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