ẹrun

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Olukumi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare with Ekiti Yoruba ẹrụn, Southeast Yoruba Yoruba ẹrun, Yoruba ẹnu, Igbo ọ́nú, Owe Yoruba arun. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-lʊ̃

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ẹrun

  1. mouth
  2. (by extension) language

Related terms[edit]

Yoruba[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Olukumi ẹrun, Owé Yoruba arun, Oǹdó Yoruba ẹun, Yoruba ẹnu, and Igbo ọ́nú, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-lʊ̃

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ẹrun

  1. (Ọwọ, Ikalẹ, Ijebu, Ilajẹ) mouth