ọtun

See also: otun, otuŋ, and ọtụn

Yoruba

Etymology

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-tʊ̃́

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.tṹ/

Noun

ọ̀tún

right
the second-in-command of the king or a ruler; the second-in-rank in any group or collective
Synonym: igbákejì

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ọ̀tún (“right”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ọ̀tọ́n
			Ìkòròdú	ọ̀tọ́n
			Ṣágámù	ọ̀tọ́n
			Ẹ̀pẹ́	ọ̀tọ́n
		Ìkálẹ̀	Òkìtìpupa	ọ̀tọ́n
		Ìlàjẹ	Mahin	ọ̀tọ́n
	Ìtsẹkírì		Ìwẹrẹ	ọtọ́n
	Olùkùmi		Ugbódù	ọ̀tọ́n
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ọ̀tụ́n
			Àkúrẹ́	ọ̀tụ́n
			Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ọ̀tụ́n
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ọ̀tún
		Èkó	Èkó	ọ̀tún
		Ìbàdàn	Ìbàdàn	ọ̀tún
		Ìbàràpá	Igbó Òrà	ọ̀tún
		Ìbọ̀lọ́	Òṣogbo	ọ̀tún
		Ìlọrin	Ìlọrin	ọ̀tún
		Oǹkó	Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA	ọ̀tọ́n
			Ìwàjówà LGA	ọ̀tọ́n
			Kájọlà LGA	ọ̀tún
			Ìsẹ́yìn LGA	ọ̀tọ́n
			Ṣakí West LGA	ọ̀tọ́n
			Atisbo LGA	ọ̀tún
			Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA	ọ̀tún
		Ọ̀yọ́	Ọ̀yọ́	ọ̀tún
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	ọ̀tún
		Standard Yorùbá	Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ɔ̀tún
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé	Kabba	ọtùn
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ifɛ̀	Akpáré	òtã́
			Atakpamé	òtã́
			Est-Mono	òtã́
			Tchetti	òtã́
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Coordinate terms

òsì (“left”)

Derived terms

apá ọ̀tún (“right side”)
ọwọ́ ọ̀tún (“right hand”)