arun mẹdọwu

Yoruba

Etymology

From àrùn (“disease”) +‎ mú (“to make”) +‎ ẹ̀dọ̀ (“liver”) +‎ wú (“to swell”), literally “Disease that makes the liver swell”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɾũ̀ mɛ́.dɔ̀.wú/

Noun

àrùn mẹ́dọ̀wú

1. hepatitis, liver disease, cirrhosis