ọyun

See also: oyun and oýun

Yoruba

Etymology

ọ- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yún (“to itch, to scratch”), literally “The place where it itches”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ̄.jṹ/

Noun

ọyún

  1. pus
    Synonyms: ètútú, èétú, ètítú

Derived terms

  • ìlé-ọyún (“abscess”)
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