ọnẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "one"

Yoruba

Ẹrun ọ̀nẹ̀ nẹ́ẹ̀ wà nẹ́ ṣíṣí

Etymology 1

Cognate with Yoruba ọni, Igala ọ̀nyẹ̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.nɛ̀/

Noun

ọ̀nẹ̀

1. (Ijebu) crocodile, specifically the Nile crocodile.

Etymology 2

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-nɪ̃, Compare with Arigidi ẹ̀nẹn, Igbo onye, Igala ẹ́nẹ.

Alternative forms

• ọni (Ijebu, Ào, Owe)
• ọnị (Ekiti)
• ẹni (SY)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.nɛ̃̄/

Noun

ọnẹ

1. (Ikalẹ, Ondo, Ọwọ) person, human being, one