awun

Maia

Noun

awun

1. dog

Middle English

Noun

awun

1. Alternative form of awne

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ahun, alábahun, alábawun
• aụn (Ekiti)
• aghọn (SEY)

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruba *a-ɣʊ̃, *a-ŋʊ̃, from Proto-Edekiri *a-ɣʊ̃, *a-ŋʊ̃, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ŋʊ̃

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.wũ̄/

Noun

awun

1. Alternative form of ahun (“tortoise”)

   Synonyms: ẹwìrì, ìjàpá, ọnié, alábahun

2. Alternative form of ahun (“miser, greed”)