ọpọn

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See also: opon

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Ọpọ́n ìgbàlóde (3)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.k͡pɔ̃́/

Noun

ọpọ́n

wooden tray or board
table
Synonym: tábílì
canoe
Synonyms: ọkọ̀, ọkọ̀ ọlọ́pọ́n, ọkọ̀ ọ̀pẹẹrẹ

Derived terms

ayò ọlọ́pọ́n (“ayo game”)
ọlọ́pọ́n
ọpọ́n ayò (“A board on which the mancala game ayo is played”)
ọpọ́n Ifá (“A tray used in Ifa divination”)

Etymology 2

Ewé àti èso igi ọ̀pọ̀n (Lannea acida)

Igi ọ̀pọ̀n (Lannea welwitschii)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.k͡pɔ̃̀/

Noun

ọ̀pọ̀n

A name for a variety of similarly looking trees, including Uapaca heudelotii, Lannea acida, and Lannea welwitschii (also known as orita).
Synonym: ọ̀pọ̀n àtàkùn

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.k͡pɔ̃̀/

Noun

ọ̀pọ̀n

(Ọyọ) The plant Tetracera alnifolia
Synonym: ọ̀nánàgbà

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