adiitu

Yoruba

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dì (“to bind”) +‎ ì (“negative prefix”) +‎ tú (“to unravel”), literally “That which is bound and cannot be unraveled”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.dìì.tú/

Noun

àdììtú

1. mystery
2. secret

   Synonym: àṣírí

Derived terms

• àdììtú ọlọ́rọ̀ (“word problem”)