eeru

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• erírú, erúrú

Etymology 1

From Contraction of erírú

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ēé.ɾú/

Noun

eérú

1. ash

   eérú fún eérú, eruku fún eruku

   Ashes to ashes, earth to earth

2. gray

   grey:  

   Synonym: àwọ̀ eérú

Derived terms

• eérú àpọ́n (“semen of a virgin”)
• eérú dídá (“ash making”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ēē.ɾū/

Noun

eeru

1. (Ọwọ) the plant Luffa aegyptiaca
2. gray

   grey:  

   Synonym: àwọ̀ eérú

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• èrù, ẹ̀ẹ̀rù

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /èè.ɾù/

Noun

èèrù

1. Grains of selim

   Synonyms: èrùnjẹ, erínpín-èlùjù

Etymology 4

From Contraction of èrírú

Alternative forms

• èrúrú, èrírú

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /èé.ɾú/

Noun

èérú

1. scum, filth, or impurities on liquid