ụmụ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "umu"

Igbo

Etymology

Possibly related to Yoruba ọmọ, Edo ọmọ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ̙́.mʊ̙̀/

Noun

ụmụ̀ (singular nwa)

1. children, offspring

Derived terms

• ụmụ aka (“young children”)

Yoruba

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ụmụ

agbárí

ọ̀bụ́tụ̀n

ojú

ùgbègbèléjú

ùkó

ụmụ́

ẹrụn

àgbọ̀n

ẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́

etí

ụ̀pọ̀njú

ọ̀fụn

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Èkìtì-Yoruba dialect

Alternative forms

• imú

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-ŋmʊ̃́, compare with Igbo imi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ̄.mʊ̃́/

Noun

ụmụ́

1. (Ekiti) nose