sopẹn

Gun

Sòpẹ́n atọ́n wẹ̀

Alternative forms

• sòkpɛ́n (Benin)

Etymology

From sò (“gun”) +‎ pẹ́n (“rock/projectile”). Cognates include Fon sokpɛ́n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sò.k͡pɛ̃́/

Noun

sòpẹ́n (plural sòpẹ́n lẹ́) (Nigeria)

1. bullet

   Osò àwè pó sòpẹ́n ẹnẹ̀ pó wẹ̀ mí mọ̀ tò saki àjòtọ́ lọ́ tọ̀n mẹ̀. ― It was two guns and four bullets that we saw in the bag of the thief