irawọ
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Yoruba
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Messier-42-10.12.2004-filtered.jpeg/220px-Messier-42-10.12.2004-filtered.jpeg)
Alternative forms
[edit]- ọ̀ràọ̀ (Ào)
Etymology 1
[edit]Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ìlàwɔ̀, cognate with Igala ìlàwò
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ìràwọ̀
- star, celestial object, celestial body
- asterisk (*)
- Synonym: àmì ìràwọ̀
- asterisk (*)
Derived terms
[edit]- atukọ̀súnmọ́ràwọ̀ (“astronaut”)
- awòràwọ̀ (“astrologer”)
- onímọ̀-ìràwọ̀ (“astronomer”)
- àmì ìràwọ̀ (“asterisk”)
- ìmọ̀ ìràwọ̀ (“astronomy”)
- ìmọ̀ ìtukọ̀súnmọ́ràwọ̀ (“astronautics”)
- ìràwọlẹ̀ (“Richardia brasiliensis”)
- ìràwọ̀ onírù (“comet”)
- ìràwọ̀-ayóòrùnká (“planet”)
- ìràwọ̀-ilẹ̀ (“Green Borreria”)
- ìwòràwọ̀ (“astrology”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Ayere: irawɔ
Etymology 2
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Scarab_beetle_3171-v2.jpg/220px-Scarab_beetle_3171-v2.jpg)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ìràwọ̀
- beetle, specifically the scarab beetle and Goliath beetle
- Synonyms: ọ̀bọ̀n-ùn-bọn-ùn, ọlọ́bọ̀n-ùnbọn-ùn