ọfun

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Yoruba

Etymology

Cognate with Igala ọ̀fa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.fũ̄/

Noun

ọ̀fun

throat
Synonym: ọ̀nà ọ̀fun

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ọ̀fun (“throat”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ọ̀fọn, ọ̀nọ̀fọn
			Ìkòròdú	ọ̀fọn, ọ̀nọ̀fọn
			Ṣágámù	ọ̀fọn, ọ̀nọ̀fọn
			Ẹ̀pẹ́	ọ̀fọn, ọ̀nọ̀fọn
		Oǹdó	Oǹdó	ọ̀fan
	Ìtsẹkírì		Ìwẹrẹ	ọfun
	Olùkùmi		Ugbódù	ọ̀fọ́n
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ọ̀fụn, gòlòfun
			Àkúrẹ́	ọ̀fụn, gòlòfun
			Òdè Èkìtì	ọ̀fụn, gòlòfun
			Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ọ̀fụn
		Ifẹ̀	Ilé Ifẹ̀	gòlòfun
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ọ̀fun
		Ẹ̀gbá	Abẹ́òkúta	ọ̀fun
		Èkó	Èkó	ọ̀fun
		Ìbàdàn	Ìbàdàn	ọ̀fun
		Ìbàràpá	Igbó Òrà	ọ̀fun
		Ìbọ̀lọ́	Òṣogbo	ọ̀fun
		Ìbọ̀lọ́	Ọ̀fà	ọ̀fun
		Ìlọrin	Ìlọrin	ọ̀fun
		Oǹkó	Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA	ọ̀fọn
			Ìwàjówà LGA	ọ̀fọn
			Kájọlà LGA	ọ̀fun
			Ìsẹ́yìn LGA	ọ̀fọn
			Ṣakí West LGA	ọ̀fọn
			Atisbo LGA	ọ̀fun
			Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA	ọ̀fọn
		Ọ̀yọ́	Ọ̀yọ́	ọ̀fun
			Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́	ọ̀fun
			Ìkirè	ọ̀fun
			Ìwó	ọ̀fun
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	ọ̀fun
		Standard Yorùbá	Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ɔ̀fun
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé	Kabba	ọ̀nọ̀ ọ̀fọn
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ifɛ̀	Akpáré	ɔ̀hɔ̃
			Atakpamé	ɔ̀hɔ̃
			Est-Mono	ɔ̀hɔ̃
			Tchetti	ɔ̀hɔ̃

Derived terms

gbọ̀fungbọ̀fun (“whooping cough”)
ọ̀fun dídùn (“sore throat”)
ọ̀nà ọ̀fun (“throat”)
èkùrọ́ ọ̀fun (“thyroid gland”)

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