"Egun" meaning in Yoruba

See Egun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /è.ɡũ̀/ Forms: Ègùn [canonical]
Etymology: From Gun Gungbe. Etymology templates: {{bor|yo|guw|Gungbe}} Gun Gungbe Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Ègùn|head2=}} Ègùn, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Ègùn}} Ègùn, {{yo-proper noun|Ègùn}} Ègùn
  1. Ogu people, an ethnic group from Benin, Lagos, and Ogun State.
    Sense id: en-Egun-yo-name-RH4MHxxu
  2. The Gungbe language spoken by the Ogu people. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Languages
    Sense id: en-Egun-yo-name-d1fN5MxG Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 44 56 Disambiguation of Languages: 13 87 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 26 74
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Gun Gungbe.",
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      "form": "Ègùn",
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  ],
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  "pos": "name",
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      ],
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          "Benin",
          "Benin"
        ],
        [
          "Lagos",
          "Lagos"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          ],
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        },
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        "The Gungbe language spoken by the Ogu people."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.ɡũ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Egun"
}
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    "Yoruba proper nouns",
    "Yoruba terms borrowed from Gun",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Gun",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "yo:Ethnonyms",
    "yo:Languages"
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  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "Ogu people, an ethnic group from Benin, Lagos, and Ogun State."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Benin",
          "Benin"
        ],
        [
          "Lagos",
          "Lagos"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The Gungbe language spoken by the Ogu people."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.ɡũ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Egun"
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