awọn

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See also: awon

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

awọ́n

  1. (Igbomina) tongue
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

a- (agent-creating prefix) +‎ wọ́n (to be expensive)

Pronunciation

Noun

awọ́n

  1. something or someone that is expensive

Etymology 3

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-ɓã, see Itsekiri àghan, Ifè àŋa, Igala àma, Olukumi àwan, Àhàn

Pronunciation

Particle

àwọn

  1. Precedes a noun to mark it as plural.

Pronoun

àwọn

  1. they (emphatic third-person plural personal pronoun)
  2. he, she, they (emphatic honorific third-person singular personal pronoun)

Synonyms

See also

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

àwọ̀n

  1. net
  2. veil
Derived terms