aoro

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.o.ro/

Noun

aoro

1. a frog

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics (as áoro)

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• àwòrò
• àghòrò

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruba *à-ɣòrò, from Proto-Edekiri *à-ɣòrò, equivalent to à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ò (“to look”) +‎ rò (“to tell”), literally “The one who looks [at what the orisha say in obì divination] and then tells”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ò.ɾò/

Noun

àòrò

1. (Ekiti) a male priest, often the chief priest of a specific orisha or deity; see àòrò Ògún

   Synonym: aláòrò

Derived terms

• àòrò Ògún
• àòrò Ọbànị̀fọ̀n
• àòrò Ọ̀sanyìn