ororo

Hiri Motu

Noun

ororo

  1. hill, mountain

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

-ororo (declinable)

  1. soft
    Synonym: laini
    Antonym: -gumu
  2. mild

Declension

Inflected forms of -ororo
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mwororo
m-mi class(III/IV) mwororo myororo
ji-ma class(V/VI) jororo mororo
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) chororo vyororo
n class(IX/X) nyororo nyororo
u class(XI) mwororo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) pororo
ku class(XVII) kwororo
mu class(XVIII) mwororo

Derived terms

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Compare with Olukumi òróró

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.ɾó.ɾó/

Noun

òróró

  1. vegetable oil; (in particular) peanut oil
  2. (slang, euphemistic) spirit; liquor
    Synonym: ọtí

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.ɾō.ɾò/

Noun

òrorò

  1. (Ikalẹ) alternative form of òǹrorò (“sadist; harsh person; cruel person”)
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