uwọn

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba uwán, Èkìtì Yoruba ụọ́n, Ìgbómìnà Yoruba awọ́n, Yoruba ahọ́n, from proposed Proto-Yoruboid form, Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-ɓã́

Pronunciation

Noun

uwọ́n

  1. (Ijebu) tongue

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

uwọ̀n

  1. (Ijebu) molestation
  2. (Ijebu) unprovoked hostility

Etymology 3

From ù- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wọ̀n (“to measure”). Cognate with Yoruba ìwọ̀n

Pronunciation

Noun

ùwọ̀n

  1. (Ijebu) measurement
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