awun
noun
/ā.wũ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
ahun (alternative), alábahun (alternative), alábawun (alternative), aụn (alternative), aghọn (alternative)
Definitions
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alternative form of ahun (“tortoise”)
Similar wordsẹwìrìnoun 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 bellows (used by blacksmiths) ẹwìrì turtle, sea turtle ìjàpánounọniénoun
- alternative form of ahun (“miser, greed”)
Dialect
Èbúté Mẹ́tà, Èkó, Ìbàdàn, Igbó Òrà, Òṣogbo (Òsogbo), Ọ̀fà, Ìlọrin, Òtù, Ìwéré Ilé, Òkèhò, Ìsẹ́yìn, Ṣakí, Tedé, Ìgbẹ́tì, Ọ̀yọ́, Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́), Nàìjíríà, Bɛ̀nɛ̀
dialect form of
ìjàpá
noun
Etymology
From Proto-Yoruba *a-ɣʊ̃, *a-ŋʊ̃, from Proto-Edekiri *a-ɣʊ̃, *a-ŋʊ̃, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ŋʊ̃
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turtle, tortoise
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “awun”.
Reference:
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