ahun
noun
/ā.hũ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
awun (alternative), aụn (alternative), alábaụn (alternative), aghọn (alternative), ọbaun (alternative)
Definitions
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turtle, tortoise
Similar wordsawunnoun ẹwìrìnoun 2 entries are spelled “ẹwìrì”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ẹwìrì turtle, sea turtle ẹwìrì bellows (used by blacksmiths) ìjàpánounọniénoun
- greed, avarice
- miser, scrooge
- miserliness
Dialect
Etymology
From Proto-Yoruba *a-ɣʊ̃, *a-ŋʊ̃, from Proto-Edekiri *a-ɣʊ̃, *a-ŋʊ̃, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ŋʊ̃. Compare with Olukumi ághọ́n and Igala áñọ
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “ahun”.
Reference:
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