oorun
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Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Contraction of òrírùn (“smell”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
òórùn
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- olóòórùn (“smelly person”)
- gbóòórùn (“to perceive a smell”)
- òórùn dídùn (“aroma”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-lũ̀ or Proto-Yoruboid *ó-lìlũ̀, cognate with Olukumi òrùn, Igala ólù
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oòrùn
- the sun
Derived terms[edit]
- ìwọ̀-oòrùn (“west”)
- ìlà-oòrùn (“east”)
- agboòrùn (“parasol, sunshade”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-rũ, cognate with Igala ólu, Ifè orũ, Olukumi órún, probably ultimately from *lũ (“to sleep”), which is now an obsolete root. It is not clear if the root *sũ̀ (“to sleep”) (sùn) is from the same root. Perhaps also related to Igbo lụ̀
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oorun
Derived terms[edit]
- àìróorunsùntó, àìróorunsùn (“insomnia”)
- oorun sísùn (“sleeping”)
- kú ojú oorun (“a greeting”)