eedi

== Fula == === Noun === eedi ki (plural eede) (Maasina) Marulla (Sclerocarya birrea) === References === D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, et J. Donohoe, Lexique Fulfulde (Maasina)-Anglais-Français: Une compilation basée sur racines et tirée de sources existantes, suivie de listes en anglais-fulfulde et français-fulfulde, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993. == Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === Contraction of èdìdì, from è- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ dìdì (partial reduplication of dì (“to cause someone to behave irrationally, contrary to reason”)). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /èè.dì/ ==== Noun ==== èèdì spell, curse Synonyms: ègún, èpè, èré === Etymology 2 === From English AIDS. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /éè.dì/ ==== Noun ==== éèdì (proscribed) AIDS Synonyms: àìsàn kògbóògùn, ìsọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára ===== Usage notes ===== Proscribed in order to reduce stigma attached to carriers, as it is close in pronunciation to èèdì (“curse”), an alternative term 'ìsọdọ̀lẹ àjẹsára' was coined in 2017. ==== References ====