ẹru
See also: Appendix:Variations of "eru"
Yoruba
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editEtymology 1
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editẹ̀rù
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editEtymology 2
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editẹ̀rù
- the plant Astraea lobata
Etymology 3
editFrom ẹ- (“agent prefix”) + rù (“to carry a load”).
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editẹrù
Derived terms
edit- ẹlẹ́rù (“load carrier”)
- ẹrù ọkọ̀ (“freight”)
- owó-ìkẹ́rù (“wharfage”)
- ọkọ̀ akẹ́rù (“freighter”)
- àdìpọ̀ ọ̀pọ̀-ẹrù (“bulk cargo”)
- àkọsílẹ̀ ẹrù-àkósọ́kọ̀ (“bill of lading”)
- ìwé-àṣẹ àtiwọlé-ẹrù (“bill of entry”)
Etymology 4
editProposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ɗú. Compare with Ifè arú, Ayere árú, Igbo oru
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editẹrú
Derived terms
edit- ẹlẹ́rú (“slaveowner; slaver”)
- ẹrú àmúlógun (“prisoner of war”)
- ẹrúbìnrin (“slave girl”)
- ẹrúkùnrin (“slave boy”)
- ipò ẹrú (“slavery”)
- oko ẹrú (“slavery”)
- ìdẹrú ìwà-ìbàjẹ́ (“addiction”)
- ìjọba ajẹ́rú (“puppet government”)
- òwò ẹrú (“slave trade”)
Related terms
edit- ìgbèkùn (“captivity, bondage”)
Etymology 5
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editẹ̀rú
Etymology 6
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editẹ̀rú
Etymology 7
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editẹ̀rú
- the tree Cassia fistula