ẹrun

Olukumi

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.ɾũ̄/

Noun

ẹrun

1. mouth
2. (by extension) language

Related terms

• owùn (“voice”)

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ẹrụn (Ekiti)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.ɾũ̄/

Noun

ẹrun

1. (Ọwọ, Ikalẹ, Ijebu, Ilajẹ) mouth