ìpọ́njú
noun
/ì.k͡pɔ̃́.d͡ʒú/
Definitions
- the darkening or reddening of the eyes, usually as a sign of anger
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danger
Similar wordsewunoun 4 entries are spelled “ewu”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ewu danger ewú gray hair èwù alternative form of ẹ̀wù (“clothes”) ewú Gambian pouched rat jàm̀bánoun
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distress, predicament, desperation, affliction
Similar words
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pọ́n (“to darken, to become red”) + ojú (“eyes”).
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ipọnju”.
Reference:
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