ohun
noun
/ō.hũ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
وْهُن (alternative)
Definitions
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thing
ohun tí a bá ṣe pẹ̀sẹ̀, kí a máá fi ṣe ìkánjú; b'ó pẹ́ títí ohun gbogbó á tọwọ́ ẹni What we can do very easily, we should not be done hurriedly, for after a long while, all things will come to our handsSimilar words
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ohun”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Compare with Igala ẹ́nwu
Dialectal synonyms “thing” 34 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ìdóàní
- urun
- Ọ̀bà Àkókó
- uun
- Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)
- urun
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- urun
- Ẹ̀pẹ́
- urun
- Ìkòròdú
- irun
- Ṣágámù
- urun
- Òkìtìpupa
- unrun
- Mahin
- unrun
- Oǹdó
- uun
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)
- ughun
- Usẹn
- ohun
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- urun
Olùkùmi
- Ugbódù
- urun
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- uun
- Ìfàkì Èkìtì
- uun
- Àkúrẹ́
- uun
Northwest Yoruba
- Abẹ́òkúta
- ohun
- Ìbàdàn
- ohun
- Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)
- ohun
- Ìlọrin
- ohun
- Ọ̀yọ́
- ohun
- Nàìjíríà
- ohun
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- ohun
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Kabba
- ughununghun
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)
- unwun
- Ìkpòbɛ́
- ihun
- Onigbolo
- ihun
- Kétu
- ihun
- Akpáré
- iŋɛ́
- Atakpamɛ
- iŋɛ́
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- iŋɛ́
- Ìsakété
- ihun
- Ìfànyìn
- ihun
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ohun”.
Reference:
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