oorun
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Contraction of òrírùn (“smell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /òó.ɾũ̀/
Noun
òórùn
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- olóòórùn (“smelly person”)
- gbóòórùn (“to perceive a smell”)
- òórùn dídùn (“aroma”)
Etymology 2
Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-lũ̀ or Proto-Yoruboid *ó-lìlũ̀, cognate with Olukumi òrùn, Igala ólù
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ōò.ɾũ̀/
Noun
oòrùn
- the sun
Derived terms
- ìwọ̀-oòrùn (“west”)
- ìlà-oòrùn (“east”)
- agboòrùn (“parasol, sunshade”)
Etymology 3
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-rũ, cognate with Igala ólu, Igbo òlu, Ifè orũ, Olukumi órún, probably ultimately from *rũ (“to sleep”), which is now an obsolete root. It is not clear if the root *sũ̀ (“to sleep”) (sùn) is from the same root.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ōō.ɾũ̄/
Noun
oorun
Derived terms
- àìróorunsùntó, àìróorunsùn (“insomnia”)
- oorun sísùn (“sleeping”)
- kú ojú oorun (“a greeting”)