irun

See also: Irun

Yoruba

irun

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *irṵ̀ or Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ-rʊ̃, cognate with Edo irọn

Alternative forms

• iọn (Ondo)
• irọn (Ikalẹ, Ào)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ɾũ̄/

Noun

irun

1. hair

Derived terms

• gẹrun (“to cut hair”)
• irun abẹ́ (“pubic hair”)
• irun abíyá (“armpit hair”)
• irun ara (“body hair”)
• irun dídì (“braided hair”)
• irun imú (“nose hair, moustache”)
• irun inú imú (“nose hair”)
• irun kíkó (“threaded hair”)
• irun ojú (“eye brow”)
• irun orí (“head hair”)
• irun ètè (“moustache”)
• irun ìpéǹpéjú (“eyelashes”)
• irunmú (“moustache”)
• irùngbọ̀n (“beard”)

 

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to the root for five, see ọrún (“every five days”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɾũ̄/

Noun

ìrun

1. (Islam) salat (The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day)

Derived terms

• kírun (“to pray salat”)