efun
noun
/ē.fũ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
ẹfun (alternative)
Definitions
- alternative form of ẹfun (“chalk”)
Etymology
From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fun (“to be white; light”)
Component words
e-nominalizing prefix
funto be white; light
2 entries are spelled “fun”. The etymology calls it “to be white; light”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
fún
give
fún
for, on behalf of
Listed as a similar word by
These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
purity, white cloth, a symbol of the god Ọbàtálá
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “efun”.
Reference:
en-efun-yo-noun-h-ZvnHKC