ẹwọn

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.wɔ̃̀/

Noun

ẹ̀wọ̀n

  1. prison
    Synonyms: ọgbà ẹ̀wọ̀n, túúbú, àhámọ́, àtìmọ́lé
  2. chains; shackles; handcuffs
    Synonyms: ṣẹkẹ́ṣẹkẹ̀, idẹ, páńpẹ́

Derived terms

  • ẹlẹ́wọ̀n (“prisoner”)
  • ọgbà ẹ̀wọ̀n (“prison compound”)
  • ṣẹ̀wọ̀n (“to be imprisoned”)
  • wẹ̀wọ̀n (“to be imprisoned”)
  • ìfinisẹ́wọ̀n (“imprisonment”)
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