emurẹn

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Edo imuẹ, Itsekiri imurẹ́n (“mosquito”)

Alternative forms

• emírín

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ē.mṹ.ɾɛ̃́/

Noun

emúrẹ́n

1. a type of blood-sucking insect, gnat

   Synonym: kòtó-ǹkan

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ē.mũ̄.ɾɛ̃́/

Noun

emurẹ́n

1. (Ijebu, Ilajẹ) mosquito

Etymology 2

Cognate with Yoruba òmíràn, Oǹdó Yoruba òmúẹ̀n, Ede Idaca òmírìn

Alternative forms

• ọmúrẹ̀n (Ijebu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.mṹ.ɾɛ̃̀/

Noun

èmúrẹ̀n

1. (Ijebu) another one

Determiner

èmúrẹ̀n

1. (Ijebu) other, another