ọnẹ

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Yoruba[edit]

Ẹrun ọ̀nẹ̀ nẹ́ẹ̀ wà nẹ́ ṣíṣí

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate with Yoruba ọni, Igala ọ̀nyẹ̀

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ọ̀nẹ̀

  1. (Ijebu) crocodile, specifically the Nile crocodile.

Etymology 2[edit]

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-nɪ̃, Compare with Arigidi ẹ̀nẹn, Igbo onye, Igala ẹ́nẹ.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ọnẹ

  1. (Ikalẹ, Ondo, Ọwọ) person, human being, one
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