iborun

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Yoruba

Obìnrin t'ó ń fi ìborùn kọ́ èjìká rẹ̀ òsì.

Etymology

ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ borùn (“to cover one's neck”)

Pronunciation

Noun

ìborùn

  1. shawl; a shoulder sash worn by women
    fi ìborùn kọ́ èjìká ― to put a shawl on one's shoulder
    • 1993 November 24, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher, “Ẹ̀kọ́ Kẹsànán - Clothing”, in Jẹ́ K'Á Sọ Yorùbá [Let's Speak Yoruba], Yale University Press, →ISBN, ÀṢÀ: Aṣọ Wíwọ̀, page 159:
      Fún òde pàtàkì, obìnrin Yorùbá gbọ́dọ̀ ró ìró, ó gbọ́dọ̀ wọ bùbá, ó gbọ́dọ̀ we gèlè, ó sì gbọ́dọ̀ fi ìboorùn kọ́ èjìká. Bi òde yìí kì í bá ṣe òde pàtàkì, obìnrin lè má lo ìboorùn.
      For important occasions, a Yoruba woman must tie a wrapper, wear a blouse, wear a gele, and hang a scarf on her shoulder. If the event is not important, women may not use shawls

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