oorun
Appearance
Yoruba
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Contraction of òrírùn (“smell”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]òórùn
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- olóòórùn (“smelly person”)
- gbóòórùn (“to perceive a smell”)
- òórùn dídùn (“aroma”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-lũ̀ or Proto-Yoruboid *ó-lìlũ̀, cognate with Olukumi òrùn, Igala ólù
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]oòrùn
- the sun
Derived terms
[edit]- ìwọ̀-oòrùn (“west”)
- ìlà-oòrùn (“east”)
- agboòrùn (“parasol, sunshade”)
Etymology 3
[edit]Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-rũ, cognate with Igala ólu, Igbo òlu, Ifè orũ, Olukumi órún, probably ultimately from *rũ (“to sleep”), which is now an obsolete root. It is not clear if the root *sũ̀ (“to sleep”) (sùn) is from the same root.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]oorun
Derived terms
[edit]- àìróorunsùntó, àìróorunsùn (“insomnia”)
- oorun sísùn (“sleeping”)
- kú ojú oorun (“a greeting”)