ẹnu

See also: enu, -enu, enú, enü, ënu, ēnu, and ɛnu

Yoruba

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Etymology

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-lʊ̃ or Proto-Yoruboid *á-rʊ̃ã. Cognates include Ifè arũ, Itsekiri arun, Igbo ọnụ (“mouth”), Igala álu (“mouth”), Ayere anu, Àhàn arũ, Akpes onu, Arigidi orũ, and Ewe nu (“mouth”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.nũ̄/

Noun

ẹnu

1. mouth

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ẹnu (“mouth”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ẹrun
			Ìkòròdú	ẹrun
			Ṣágámù	ẹrun
			Ẹ̀pẹ́	ẹrun
		Ìkálẹ̀	Òkìtìpupa	ẹrun
		Ìlàjẹ	Mahin	ẹrun, arun
		Oǹdó	Oǹdó	ẹun
		Ọ̀wọ̀	Ọ̀wọ̀	ẹrun
		Usẹn	Usẹn	ẹrun
	Ìtsẹkírì		Ìwẹrẹ	arun
	Olùkùmi		Ugbódù	ẹrun
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ẹrụn
			Àkúrẹ́	ẹrụn
			Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ẹrụn
		Ìgbómìnà	Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA	arun
			Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA	ẹnu
			Ìsin LGA	ẹnu
		Western Àkókó	Ọ̀gbàgì Àkókó	arun
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ẹnu
		Ẹ̀gbá	Abẹ́òkúta	ẹrun
		Èkó	Èkó	ẹnu
		Ìbàdàn	Ìbàdàn	ẹnu
		Ìbọ̀lọ́	Òṣogbo	ẹnu
		Ìlọrin	Ìlọrin	ẹnu
		Oǹkó	Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA	ẹnu
			Ìwàjówà LGA	ẹnu
			Kájọlà LGA	ẹnu
			Ìsẹ́yìn LGA	ẹnu
			Ṣakí West LGA	ẹnu
			Atisbo LGA	ẹnu
			Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA	ẹnu
		Ọ̀yọ́	Ọ̀yọ́	ẹnu
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	ẹnu
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ɛnu
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé	Kabba	arun
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana	Sokode	anu
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́	Cábɛ̀ɛ́	anu
			Tchaourou	anu
		Ìcà	Agoua	anu
		Ìdàácà	Igbó Ìdàácà	ɔrun
		Ìjɛ/Ọ̀họ̀rí	Onigbolo	ɛnu
			Yewa	ẹnu
		Ifɛ̀	Akpáré	arũ
			Atakpamé	arũ
			Boko	ɔrũ
			Moretan	arũ
			Tchetti	arũ
		Kura	Awotébi	ánɔ́
			Partago	anɔ
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé	Kandi	ɡɛ́lé
		Northern Nago	Kambole	anu
			Manigri	anu
		Southern Nago	Kétu	ɛnu
			Ìkpɔ̀bɛ́	ɛnu
	Overseas Yoruba	Lucumí	Havana	enu

Derived terms

• ẹlẹ́nu irú (“one with a smelly mouth”)
• ẹnu iṣẹ́ (“state of work”)
• fẹnu kò (“to kiss”)
• gbẹ́nu dákẹ́ (“to shut up”)
• gbẹ́nu sọ́hùn-ún (“to shut up”)
• lanu (“to open the mouth”)
• mẹ́nu kàn (“to mention”)
• panu dé (“to quieten”)
• panu mọ́ (“to shut up”)
• ta lẹ́nu (“to be spicy”)
• tẹnu mọ́ (“to refer to”)
• yà lẹ́nu (“to surprise”)
• ìsọ̀rọ̀ ẹnu di ọ̀rọ̀ ìwé (“speech recognition”)