ẹwọn

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ẹ̀ọ̀n (Ekiti)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.wɔ̃̀/

Noun

ẹ̀wọ̀n

1. prison

   Synonyms: ọgbà ẹ̀wọ̀n, túúbú, àhámọ́, àtìmọ́lé

2. chains; shackles; handcuffs

   Synonyms: ṣẹkẹ́ṣẹkẹ̀, idẹ, páńpẹ́

Derived terms

• ẹlẹ́wọ̀n (“prisoner”)
• ọgbà ẹ̀wọ̀n (“prison compound”)
• ṣẹ̀wọ̀n (“to be imprisoned”)
• wẹ̀wọ̀n (“to be imprisoned”)
• ìfinisẹ́wọ̀n (“imprisonment”)