uwọn

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba uwán, Èkìtì Yoruba ụọ́n, Ìgbómìnà Yoruba awọ́n, Yoruba ahọ́n, from proposed Proto-Yoruboid form, Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-ɓã́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ū.wɔ̃́/

Noun

uwọ́n

1. (Ijebu) tongue

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ū.wɔ̃̀/

Noun

uwọ̀n

1. (Ijebu) molestation
2. (Ijebu) unprovoked hostility

Etymology 3

From ù- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wọ̀n (“to measure”). Cognate with Yoruba ìwọ̀n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ù.wɔ̃̀/

Noun

ùwọ̀n

1. (Ijebu) measurement

Derived terms

• ùwọ̀nba (“appropriate”)