ọkunrin
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
It is proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-kʊ̃rɪ̃, this form remains the same in Central Yoruba dialects. Cognate with Arigidi ọkọ́ọrẹ. Akinkugbe suggests it may be equivalent to ọkọ (“man”) + ẹni (“person”), compare with obìnrin. The /k/ consonant exists in the roots of many basic male terms, okó (“penis”), akọ (“male”), ọkọ (“husband”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ọkùnrin
- man, male
- Synonym: akọ
- Iná niyì ọdẹ, ẹ̀jẹ̀ niyì oògùn; ká rógun má mà sa, òun niyì ọkùnrin ― Just as fire power is the mark of a hunter, so, blood is the mark of a true medicine; and to see a war, and not run away, is the mark of a man (an incantation to invoke bravery)
- 'Mo mọ̀ ọ́ tán', ni Orò ó fi ń gbé ọkùnrin ― The conviction that one knows everything is what causes Òrìṣà Orò to carry away a man (proverb against taking danger for granted)
- manliness, bravery
- Synonym: ọkàn ọkùnrin
- a gbọ́dọ̀ ṣe bí ọkùnrin lójú ogun ― We must be brave in the battlefield
Synonyms edit
Yoruba varieties (man, male)
| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | ọkùnrẹn |
| Ìkálẹ̀ | ọkùnrẹn | ||
| Ìlàjẹ | ọkọ̀nrẹn | ||
| Oǹdó | ọkùnẹn | ||
| Ọ̀wọ̀ | ọkọ̀nrẹn | ||
| Usẹn | ọkànrẹn | ||
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | okùnrin |
| Ifẹ̀ | - | ||
| Ìgbómìnà | - | ||
| Ìjẹ̀ṣà | - | ||
| Western Àkókó | - | ||
| Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | ọkùnrin | |
| Ẹ̀gbá | - | ||
| Ìbàdàn | ọkùnrin | ||
| Òǹkò | ọkọ̀nrin, ọkùnrin | ||
| Ọ̀yọ́ | ọkùnrin | ||
| Standard Yorùbá | ọkùnrin | ||
| Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìbùnú | - | |
| Ìjùmú | - | ||
| Ìyàgbà | ọkùnrin | ||
| Owé | ọkùnrin | ||
| Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀ | - |
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
- ọkàn ọkùnrin (“bravery”)
- ọmọkùnrin (“boy”)
- ọ̀dọ́mọkùnrin (“young man, adolescent boy”)
- ọ̀gá-ilé-ìwé lọ́kùnrin (“headmaster”)
- ìfẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin (“homosexuality”)
References edit
- Adebayo, Taofeeq SOME DIACHRONIC CHANGES IN YORUBA GRAMMAR [1], 2020