àwọn
particle
/à.wɔ̃̄/
Definitions
- Precedes a noun to mark it as plural.
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “àwọn”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-ɓã, see Itsekiri àghan, Ifè àŋa, Igala àma, Olukumi àwan, Àhàn xà
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àlégbànoun
“àlégbà” lists “awọ̀n” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “awọ̀n” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
àlégbà
monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, also translated in modern times as alligator (however alligators are not endemic to Africa)
monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, also translated in modern times as alligator (however alligators are not endemic to Africa)
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where this word is spelled “awọn”.
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