Yoruba

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Ẹrun ọ̀nẹ̀ nẹ́ẹ̀ wà nẹ́ ṣíṣí

Etymology 1

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Cognate with Yoruba ọni, Igala ọ̀nyẹ̀

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ọ̀nẹ̀

  1. (Ijebu) crocodile, specifically the Nile crocodile.

Etymology 2

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Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-nɪ̃, Compare with Arigidi ẹ̀nẹn, Igbo onye, Igala ẹ́nẹ.

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ọnẹ

  1. (Ikalẹ, Ondo, Ọwọ) person, human being, one