afopina

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === àfòòpiná === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /à.fò.k͡pī.nã́/ === Noun === àfòpiná moth Synonym: òólá ==== Usage notes ==== 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.