ọ̀run
noun
/ɔ̀.ɾũ̄/
Definitions
- the place of origin for all humans where souls (orí) are created, humans return to their individual ọ̀run after death. It does not represent a specific entity or location, every human has their own origin place.
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sky
Similar words
- heaven
Etymology
ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + run (“to originate”), literally “The place of origin”
Component words
ọ̀-nominalizing prefix
runto originate
2 entries are spelled “run”. The etymology calls it “to originate”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
run
to destroy; to ruin
run
to ache
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These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
source, origin
heaven
alternative form of òfuurufú (“sky, atmosphere”)
sky, atmosphere
ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀nnoun
“ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀n” lists “ọrụ̀n” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring underdots. It may be a misspelling, or “ọrụ̀n” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀n
neck; joint of a body part
neck; joint of a body part
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ọrun”.
Reference:
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