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Yoruba
Etymology
A semantic shift likely occurred from the human organ known as the neck to simply only neck-like body parts. Compare with Itsekiri ugunrọn, Ifè ɔ̀gɔ̃̀rɔ̃̀, Owe Yoruba igọ̀nrùn. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɔ̀-gʊ̃̀ɾʊ̃̀, *ʊ̀-gʊ̃̀ɾʊ̃̀. While it can only be reliably reconstructed to Proto-Edekiri *ɔ̀-gʊ̃̀ɾʊ̃̀, it is descended from Volta-Congo roots for neck, compare with Proto-Kwa *kɔŋgɔ, Proto-Benue-Congo *ton, Proto-Bantu *kíngó, Proto-Gbe *-kɔ, ultimately from Proto-Volta-Congo *ˈkɔtĩ
Pronunciation
Noun
ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀n
- (Ekiti) neck; joint of a body part
- Synonyms: ọrùn, ọrụ̀n
- joint of a body part
- Synonym: ọrùn