wuruwuru

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Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Nupe wúruwùruyí (“disorderly”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /wú.ɾū.wù.ɾū/

Ideophone[edit]

wúruwùru

(of an object) disorganized; slovenly; messy; rough; dishevelled
Má jẹ́ kí iyàrá ẹ rí wúruwùru. ― Make sure your room isn't messy.

Descendants[edit]

→ Nigerian Pidgin: wuru-wuru

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