ụmụ

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Igbo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly related to Yoruba ọmọ, Edo ọmọ

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʊ̙́.mʊ̙̀/

Noun[edit]

ụmụ̀ (singular nwa)

children, offspring

Derived terms[edit]

ụmụ aka (“young children”)

Yoruba[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

imú

Etymology[edit]

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-ŋmʊ̃́, compare with Igbo imi

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʊ̄.mʊ̃́/

Noun[edit]

ụmụ́

(Ekiti) nose

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