wura

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Yoruba

Chemical element
Au
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Wúrà kékéèké

Etymology

Possibly from Baatonum wura (gold), ultimately from a Songhay language, see Zarma wura, Humburi Senni wúrâ, compare with Gourmanchéma wula

Pronunciation

Noun

wúrà

  1. gold, (chemical element, Au, atomical number 79)

Derived terms

  • Wúràoyè (A Yoruba name meaning "the gold of a chieftaincy title")
  • Wúràọlá (A Yoruba name meaning "the gold of honor")