ọrọ
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Lẹ́tà àti ọ̀rọ̀
Ọrọ 
Ọrọ 
Ọrọ́ (Ansel Adams, 1941) 
Ọrọ́
See also: Appendix:Variations of "oro"
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-là, compare with Igala ọ̀là
Pronunciation
Noun
ọ̀rọ̀
Synonyms
Yoruba varieties (word)
| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | ọ̀rọ̀ |
| Ìkálẹ̀ | ọfọ̀ | ||
| Ìlàjẹ | ọfọ̀ | ||
| Oǹdó | ètítò | ||
| Ọ̀wọ̀ | ọfọ̀ | ||
| Usẹn | ọfọ̀ | ||
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | ọfọ̀ |
| Ifẹ̀ | - | ||
| Ìgbómìnà | - | ||
| Ìjẹ̀ṣà | - | ||
| Western Àkókó | ọfọ̀ | ||
| Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | ọ̀rọ̀ | |
| Ẹ̀gbá | - | ||
| Ìbàdàn | ọ̀rọ̀ | ||
| Òǹkò | ọ̀rọ̀ | ||
| Ọ̀yọ́ | ọ̀rọ̀ | ||
| Standard Yorùbá | ọ̀rọ̀ | ||
| Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìbùnú | - | |
| Ìjùmú | - | ||
| Ìyàgbà | - | ||
| Owé | ọ̀rọ̀ | ||
| Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀ | - |
Derived terms
- ẹ̀dà òye-ọ̀rọ̀ (“a paraphrase”)
- fọ̀rọ̀ wá ọ̀rọ̀ wò lẹ́nu (“to interview”)
- kókó-ọ̀rọ̀ (“theme, main idea”)
- ọlọ́rọ̀ (“speaker”)
- ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀yìn (“gossip”)
- ọ̀rọ̀ àgbà (“wise words, words of the elders”)
- ọ̀rọ̀ àjọsọ (“group discussion”)
- ọ̀rọ̀ àkànlò (“idiom”)
- ọ̀rọ̀ àṣírí (“a secret matter, classified”)
- ọ̀rọ̀ àwàdà (“a joke”)
- ọ̀rọ̀ àìbófin-ilé-ìgbìmọ̀-aṣòfin-mu (“unparliamentary language”)
- ọ̀rọ̀-orúkọ (“noun”)
- ọ̀rọ̀-ìṣe (“verb”)
- ọ̀rọ̀kọ́rọ̀ (“any word, a bad word”)
- sọ̀rọ̀ (“to talk, to speak”)
- àká-ọ̀rọ̀ (“lexicon”)
- ìfọ̀rọ̀dárà (“word play”)
- ìfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nuwò (“interview”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ọ̀rọ̀
- (mythological) a supernatural fairy or spirit, believed to reside in physical objects and possess people
- Synonym: iwin
- Ọmọ yìí ti ya ọ̀rọ̀ ― This child has become a mysterious being.
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
ọrọ̀
Derived terms
Etymology 4
An old Proto-Yoruboid form only maintained in the Ekiti dialect and Igala language, see Igala ọ̀dọ̀, perhaps derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-ɗɔ̀. Some linguists of the Ekiti dialect suggest the r in this word is /ɽ/, differing from the usual /ɾ/
Pronunciation
Noun
ọ̀rọ̀
Usage notes
- Only used by Northern speakers of the Ekiti dialect, not by speakers of the Akure Subdialect (consisting of the southern part of the Ekiti speaking region)
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Noun
ọrọ̀
Derived terms
Etymology 6
Pronunciation
Noun
ọrọ
- the tree Antiaris toxicaria
Etymology 7
Pronunciation
Noun
ọrọ or ọrọ́
- The plants of the Euphorbia genus, specifically Euphorbia kamerunica, often misidentified as a cactus due to their similar appearances
Alternative forms
Etymology 8
Pronunciation
Noun
ọrọ́
- Any of the various species of cactus, or a variety of other species of the Euphorbia genus and other genera erroneously identified as cactus
Derived terms
- ọrọ́ agogo (“a plant of the genus Euphorbia, specifically Euphorbia kamerunica”)
- ọrọ́ aláìdan (“a plant of the genus Euphorbia”)
- ọrọ́ eléwé (“a plant of species Euphorbia hirta”)
- ọrọ́ ẹnukòpiyè (“a plant of the genus Euphorbia”)
- ọrọ́ ọ̀pẹ (“a fern of the genus Pteris”)
Etymology 9
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Ọrọ́ méjì
Pronunciation
Noun
ọrọ́ or ọ̀rọ́
- The plants Nesogordonia papaverifera and Sterculia rhinopetala of the former Sterculiaceae family
Etymology 10
Pronunciation
Noun
ọrọ́
- the plant Strophanthus hispidus