lotun

Nupe

Alternative forms

  • lo etun

Etymology

From lo (“to do [work]”) +‎ etun (“work”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lō.tũ̄/

Verb

lotun

  1. to work; to labour

Derived terms

  • etunlo (“working”)

Polish

Etymology

From lecieć +‎ -un.

Pronunciation

Noun

lotun m pers

  1. (Far Masovian) person who tends to leave by running
    Synonym: lotr

Further reading

  • Antoni Waga (1860) “lotun”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 753
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