suuru

See also: şuuru

Yoruba

Etymology

Possibly from Baatonum suuru (“patience”) or a Songhay language, compare with Dagbani suhu (“heart, emotion, conscience”), and Farefare sũure (“heart, conscience”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sùú.ɾù/

Noun

sùúrù

1. patience

   Synonym: àǹkúrí

Derived terms

• onísùúrù (“one who has patience, a patient person”)
• sùúrù baba ìwà (“patience is the master character trait”)
• sùúrù lérè (“patience pays off”)
• Sùúrùlérè (“Surulere”)

 

Descendants

• → Fon: suúlù