ugwunu
Igala edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Yoruboid *ú-gwṹnú, cognates include Yoruba igún and Yoruba gúnugún, potential cognates include Nupe gùlú and Hausa ùngùlu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úgwúnú
- vulture
- Synonym: òdènè
- 2015 February 12, John Idakwoji, An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 288:
- Ìkpànù kp'úgwúnú ble
- It is excessive snacking that spoiled the vulture
References edit
- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN