eeru

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Contraction of erírú

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ēé.ɾú/

Noun

eérú

  1. ash
    eérú fún eérú, eruku fún eruku
    Ashes to ashes, earth to earth
  2. gray
    grey:  
    Synonym: àwọ̀ eérú
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • eérú àpọ́n (“semen of a virgin”)
  • eérú dídá (“ash making”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ēē.ɾū/

Noun

eeru

  1. (Ọwọ) the plant Luffa aegyptiaca
  2. gray
    grey:  
    Synonym: àwọ̀ eérú

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /èè.ɾù/

Noun

èèrù

  1. Grains of selim
    Synonyms: èrùnjẹ, erínpín-èlùjù

Etymology 4

From Contraction of èrírú

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /èé.ɾú/

Noun

èérú

  1. scum, filth, or impurities on liquid
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