ohùn
noun
/ō.hũ̀/
owùn (alternative), oùn (alternative), eréwùn (alternative), eréùn (alternative), وْهُن (alternative)
Definitions
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voice, sound
a óò gbọ́ ohùn ìyá, a óò gbọ́ ohùn ọmọ May we hear the voice of the mother, may we hear the voice of the babySimilar wordsìrónoun 2 entries are spelled “ìró”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ìró sound; noise ìró a cloth wrapped around a woman's lower body, usually made with six yards of fabric
- tone, accent
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speech, utterance
ìjìnlẹ̀ ohùn ẹnu Ifá The philosophical speech from the mouth of IfaSimilar wordsifọ̀noun ọ̀rọ̀noun 3 entries are spelled “ọ̀rọ̀”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ọ̀rọ̀ word, phrase, uttering ọ̀rọ̀ a supernatural fairy or spirit, believed to reside in physical objects and possess people ọ̀rọ̀ wall
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-ɓũ̀ (“sound, language”). Compare with Igala ómù, Itsekiri owùn, possibly Igbo onu
Used in
àmì ohùnnoundá lóhùndáhùnèdè olóhùnewì alohùnẹ̀rọ amóhùngbilẹ̀ẹ̀rọ amóhùnmáwòránnounẹ̀rọ gbohùngbohùnnoungbohùngbohùngbólóhùnnounìdáhùnnounòhùn ààrinohùn ìsàlẹ̀ohùn òkèolóhùnráùnverbùdáùnnoun
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.
voice
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “ohun”.
Reference:
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