puruntu

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Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English recruit.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /k͡pú.ɾú.ŋ̀.tù/

Noun[edit]

púrúǹtù

  1. police recruit
  2. (sometimes derogatory) illiterate person
    Synonym: aláìmọ̀ọ́kọ-mọ̀ọ́kà