orirun

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ rírùn (“partial reduplication of rùn to smell”)

Pronunciation

Noun

òrírùn

  1. (Ekiti, Ikalẹ) Alternative form of òórùn (“smell”)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

orí (“soul, head”) +‎ run (“to originate”)

Pronunciation

Noun

orírun

  1. source, origin
  2. In the Yoruba religion, the place where the soul originates from
    Synonyms: orísun, ìṣẹ̀
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