ẹrú
noun
/ɛ̄.ɾú/
erú (alternative, Ekiti), èrù (alternative), ẹ̀ù (alternative)
Definitions
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slave
Used inẹlẹ́rúẹrú àmúlógunẹrúbìnrinẹrúkùnrinipò ẹrúoko ẹrúìdẹrú ìwà-ìbàjẹ́ìjọba ajẹ́rúòwò ẹrúRelated words
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ɗú. Compare with Ifè arú, Ayere árú, Igbo oru
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slave
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freeborn child; someone not born into slavery
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 4,
where this word is spelled “ẹru”.
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