wọ́n
verb
/wɔ̃́/
ghọ́n (alternative), ghán (alternative)
Definitions
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to be expensive
Iṣu ti wọ́n jù Yam is too expensive
-
to be rare
Similar words
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “wọ́n”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Compare with Olukumi ghán, Ifè hã́, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɣã́, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ɣã́
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Possibly used in
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ọ̀wọ́nnoun
Wiktionary points at “ọ̀wọ́n”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ọ̀wùn”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ọ̀wọ́n” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
ọ̀wùn
alternative form of ọ̀wọ̀n (“Black-necked spitting cobra”)
ọ̀wọn
us (first-person plural object pronoun)
ọ̀wọn
Precedes a noun to mark it as plural.
ọ̀wọn
they (emphatic third-person plural personal pronoun)
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “wọn”.
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