arungún
noun
/ā.ɾũ̄.ɡṹ/
Definitions
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wastrel; prodigal
Àrún bí àrún, ọba má ṣe wá lárungún. Five by five, Lord let us not be prodigals.Similar wordsakótilétà àpànoun 2 entries are spelled “àpà”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. àpà wastefulness, prodigality, a wasteful person, prodigal àpà the arm of a talking drum
Etymology
From a- (“agent prefix”) + run (“to destroy”) + ogún (“inheritance”), literally “destroyer of inheritance”.
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “arungun”.
Reference:
en-arungun-yo-noun-VyOPL-0N