idanimọ

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dá mọ̀ (“to recognize/identify”) +‎ ẹni (“person”), literally “someone that is recognized/identified”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.dá.nĩ̄.mɔ̃̀/

Noun

ìdánimọ̀

  1. recognition
  2. identification
    Ó lo káàdì ìdánimọ̀ mi láti dá mi mọ̀, kí n lè dìbò ní ìdìbò ààrẹ̀ lọ́dùn yìí ― She used my identification card to identify me, so that I could vote in the presidential election this year

Derived terms

  • káàdì ìdánimọ̀ (“identification card”)
  • nọ́ḿbà ìdánimọ̀ (“personal identification number (PIN)”)
  • àmì ìdánimọ̀ (“badge”)
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