damira

Yoruba

Etymology

From da (“to spill”) +‎ omira (“amniotic fluid”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dā.mĩ̄.ɾā/

Verb

damira

1. to break water; literally to lose one's amniotic fluid before one goes into labor

Related terms

• omira (“amniotic fluid”)
• aboyún (“pregnant person”)
• oyún (“pregnancy”)
• ìrọbí (“labour”)