ẹdun arinlẹ

== Yoruba == === Etymology === From ẹdun (“colobus monkey”) +‎ a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ rìn (“to walk”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“ground”), literally “The colobus monkey that treads on the ground”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̄.dũ̄ ā.ɾĩ̄.lɛ̀/ === Noun === ẹdun arinlẹ̀ (idiomatic, derogatory) a bankrupt person; (specifically) a rich person who has lost all of their fortune (idiomatic, derogatory) lame duck ==== Derived terms ==== dẹdun arinlẹ̀ (“to go bankrupt, to lose one's money”) === See also === ojú kì í pọ́n ẹdu kó dẹni ilẹ̀; ìṣẹ́ kì í ṣẹ́ igún kó di ojúgbà adìẹ (“poverty does not afflict the colobus monkey to the extent that it becomes a land dwelling creature; the vulture is never so badly off that it becomes the equal of a chicken”)