oorun

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Contraction of òrírùn (“smell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /òó.ɾũ̀/

Noun

òórùn

1. smell, odor, scent

Alternative forms

• òrírùn

Derived terms

• olóòórùn (“smelly person”)
• gbóòórùn (“to perceive a smell”)
• òórùn dídùn (“aroma”)

Etymology 2

Oòrùn

Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-lũ̀ or Proto-Yoruboid *ó-lìlũ̀, cognate with Olukumi òrùn, Igala ólù

Alternative forms

• òrìrùn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ōò.ɾũ̀/

Noun

oòrùn

1. the sun

Derived terms

• ìwọ̀-oòrùn (“west”)
• ìlà-oòrùn (“east”)
• agboòrùn (“parasol, sunshade”)

Etymology 3

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-rũ, cognate with Igala ólu, Igbo òlu, Ifè orũ, Olukumi órún, probably ultimately from *rũ (“to sleep”), which is now an obsolete root. It is not clear if the root *sũ̀ (“to sleep”) (sùn) is from the same root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ōō.ɾũ̄/

Noun

oorun

1. sleep

   Synonym: sísùn

Derived terms

• àìróorunsùntó, àìróorunsùn (“insomnia”)
• oorun sísùn (“sleeping”)
• kú ojú oorun (“a greeting”)