ẹdun
noun
/ɛ̄.dũ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
ẹdọn (alternative), ẹdụn (alternative)
Definitions
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colobus monkey (Colobus vellerosus), known for its deep cultural association with twins
ọmọ ẹdun tí ń ṣeré lórí igi The child of the ursine colobus monkey that is playing on the treeSimilar wordsòtònounalákẹdunUsed inọmọ ẹdunPossibly used inẹdun arinlẹ̀noun Wiktionary points at “ẹdun arinlẹ̀”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ẹdun arinlẹ ̀”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ẹdun arinlẹ̀” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ẹdun arinlẹ ̀ a bankrupt person; (specifically) a rich person who has lost all of their fortune
Etymology
Cognate with Igala ẹ́dọ, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɛ-dʊ̃, from Proto-Edekiri *ɛ-dʊ̃, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-dʊ̃
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monkey
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ẹdun”.
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