"ohun" meaning in Yoruba

See ohun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ō.hũ̄/
Etymology: Compare with Igala ẹ́nwu Etymology templates: {{cog|igl|ẹ́nwu}} Igala ẹ́nwu Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ohun|head2=}} ohun, {{yo-pos|noun|ohun|}} ohun, {{yo-noun|ohun}} ohun
  1. thing Synonyms: nǹkan, unun, unrun
    Sense id: en-ohun-yo-noun-XelNaRrj Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba pronouns Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 47 0 1 13 39 Disambiguation of Yoruba pronouns: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: وْهُن
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ō.hũ̀/ Forms: ohùn [canonical]
Etymology: Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-ɓũ̀ (“sound, language”). Compare with Igala ómù, Itsekiri owùn Etymology templates: {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*ó-ɓũ̀|t=sound, language}} Proto-Yoruboid *ó-ɓũ̀ (“sound, language”), {{cog|igl|ómù}} Igala ómù, {{cog|its|owùn}} Itsekiri owùn Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ohùn|head2=}} ohùn, {{yo-pos|noun|ohùn|}} ohùn, {{yo-noun|ohùn}} ohùn
  1. voice, sound Synonyms: ìró
    Sense id: en-ohun-yo-noun-Pzzsq-yP
  2. tone, accent
    Sense id: en-ohun-yo-noun-JFPKwIgy
  3. speech, utterance Synonyms: ifọ̀, ọ̀rọ̀
    Sense id: en-ohun-yo-noun-PRzkQGHe Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 47 0 1 13 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Synonyms: وْهُن, Proto-Itsekiri-SEY, Southeast Yoruba, Ìjẹ̀bú, Ìkálẹ̀, Ìlàjẹ, -, Oǹdó, Ọ̀wọ̀, Usẹn, Proto-Yoruba, Central Yoruba, Èkìtì, Ifẹ̀, Ìgbómìnà, Ìjẹ̀ṣà, Western Àkókó, Northwest Yoruba, Àwórì, Ẹ̀gbá, Ìbàdàn, Òǹkò, Ọ̀yọ́, Standard Yorùbá, Northeast Yoruba, Okun, Ìbùnú, Ìjùmú, Ìyàgbà, Owé, Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀, eréùn, eréwùn, oùn, owùn, ohùn Derived forms: dá lóhùn (english: to answer), dáhùn (english: to answer), ewì alohùn (english: oral poetry), ẹ̀rọ amóhùngbilẹ̀ (english: amplifier), ẹ̀rọ gbohùngbohùn (english: microphone), gbohùngbohùn (english: echo), gbólóhùn (english: sentence), ohùn ìsàlẹ̀ (english: low tone), ohùn òkè (english: high tone), olóhùn (english: vocal), àmì ohùn (english: tonal mark), èdè olóhùn (english: tonal language), òhùn ààrin (english: mid tone)

Pronoun

IPA: /ō.hũ̄/
Etymology: Compare with Igala ẹ́nwu Etymology templates: {{cog|igl|ẹ́nwu}} Igala ẹ́nwu Head templates: {{head|yo|pronoun|head=ohun|head2=}} ohun, {{yo-pos|pronoun|ohun}} ohun
  1. what, whatever Synonyms: urun, irun, unrun, uun, ughun, unghun Derived forms: nǹkan, ohunkóhun (english: anything), olóhun (english: owner), oúnjẹ [food, lifestyle], òǹ-
    Sense id: en-ohun-yo-pron-PMKDBemI Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba pronouns Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 47 0 1 13 39 Disambiguation of Yoruba pronouns: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: وْهُن, Proto-Itsekiri-SEY, Southeast Yoruba, Ìjẹ̀bú, Ìkálẹ̀, Ìlàjẹ, -, Oǹdó, Ọ̀wọ̀, Usẹn, Proto-Yoruba, Central Yoruba, Èkìtì, Ifẹ̀, Ìgbómìnà, Ìjẹ̀ṣà, Western Àkókó, Northwest Yoruba, Àwórì, Ẹ̀gbá, Ìbàdàn, Òǹkò, Ọ̀yọ́, Standard Yorùbá, Northeast Yoruba, Okun, Ìbùnú, Ìjùmú, Ìyàgbà, Owé, Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀

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          "english": "(proverb on patience)",
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          "text": "ohun tí a bá ṣe pẹ̀sẹ̀, kí a máá fi ṣe ìkánjú; b'ó pẹ́ títí ohun gbogbó á tọwọ́ ẹni",
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          "text": "ohun t'á a fẹlẹ́mọ̀ṣọ́ ṣọ́ níí ṣọ́ ― Whatever we give Ẹlẹ́mọ̀ṣọ́ to guard is what he guards (proverb against eavesdropping)",
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      "english": "to answer",
      "word": "dá lóhùn"
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      "word": "dáhùn"
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    },
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      "word": "àmì ohùn"
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          "english": "May we hear the voice of the mother, may we hear the voice of the baby (prayer for a pregnant woman)",
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  "etymology_text": "Compare with Igala ẹ́nwu",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ohun",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ohun",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ohun",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ohun",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ohun"
      },
      "expansion": "ohun",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "(proverb on patience)",
          "roman": "What we can do very easily, we should not be done hurriedly, for after a long while, all things will come to our hands",
          "text": "ohun tí a bá ṣe pẹ̀sẹ̀, kí a máá fi ṣe ìkánjú; b'ó pẹ́ títí ohun gbogbó á tọwọ́ ẹni",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nǹkan"
        },
        {
          "word": "unun"
        },
        {
          "word": "unrun"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ō.hũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "وْهُن"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ohun"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba pronouns",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid",
    "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "nǹkan"
    },
    {
      "english": "anything",
      "word": "ohunkóhun"
    },
    {
      "english": "owner",
      "word": "olóhun"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "oúnjẹ"
    },
    {
      "word": "òǹ-"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "ẹ́nwu"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala ẹ́nwu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare with Igala ẹ́nwu",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "head": "ohun",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ohun",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pronoun",
        "2": "ohun"
      },
      "expansion": "ohun",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ohun t'á a fẹlẹ́mọ̀ṣọ́ ṣọ́ níí ṣọ́ ― Whatever we give Ẹlẹ́mọ̀ṣọ́ to guard is what he guards (proverb against eavesdropping)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what, whatever"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ],
        [
          "whatever",
          "whatever"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ō.hũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Proto-Itsekiri-SEY"
    },
    {
      "word": "Southeast Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìjẹ̀bú"
    },
    {
      "word": "urun"
    },
    {
      "word": "irun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìkálẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "unrun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìlàjẹ"
    },
    {
      "word": "-"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oǹdó"
    },
    {
      "word": "uun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ọ̀wọ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "ughun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Usẹn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Proto-Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Central Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Èkìtì"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ifẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìgbómìnà"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìjẹ̀ṣà"
    },
    {
      "word": "Western Àkókó"
    },
    {
      "word": "Northwest Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Àwórì"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ẹ̀gbá"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìbàdàn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Òǹkò"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ọ̀yọ́"
    },
    {
      "word": "Standard Yorùbá"
    },
    {
      "word": "Northeast Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Okun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìbùnú"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìjùmú"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìyàgbà"
    },
    {
      "word": "Owé"
    },
    {
      "word": "unghun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "وْهُن"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ohun"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid",
    "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to answer",
      "word": "dá lóhùn"
    },
    {
      "english": "to answer",
      "word": "dáhùn"
    },
    {
      "english": "oral poetry",
      "word": "ewì alohùn"
    },
    {
      "english": "amplifier",
      "word": "ẹ̀rọ amóhùngbilẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "english": "microphone",
      "word": "ẹ̀rọ gbohùngbohùn"
    },
    {
      "english": "echo",
      "word": "gbohùngbohùn"
    },
    {
      "english": "sentence",
      "word": "gbólóhùn"
    },
    {
      "english": "low tone",
      "word": "ohùn ìsàlẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "english": "high tone",
      "word": "ohùn òkè"
    },
    {
      "english": "vocal",
      "word": "olóhùn"
    },
    {
      "english": "tonal mark",
      "word": "àmì ohùn"
    },
    {
      "english": "tonal language",
      "word": "èdè olóhùn"
    },
    {
      "english": "mid tone",
      "word": "òhùn ààrin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yrd-pro",
        "3": "*ó-ɓũ̀",
        "t": "sound, language"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *ó-ɓũ̀ (“sound, language”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "ómù"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala ómù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "its",
        "2": "owùn"
      },
      "expansion": "Itsekiri owùn",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-ɓũ̀ (“sound, language”). Compare with Igala ómù, Itsekiri owùn",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ohùn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ohùn",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ohùn",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ohùn",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ohùn",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ohùn"
      },
      "expansion": "ohùn",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "May we hear the voice of the mother, may we hear the voice of the baby (prayer for a pregnant woman)",
          "text": "a óò gbọ́ ohùn ìyá, a óò gbọ́ ohùn ọmọ",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "voice, sound"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "voice",
          "voice"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ìró"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tone, accent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tone",
          "tone"
        ],
        [
          "accent",
          "accent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The philosophical speech from the mouth of Ifa",
          "text": "ìjìnlẹ̀ ohùn ẹnu Ifá",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "speech, utterance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ],
        [
          "utterance",
          "utterance"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ifọ̀"
        },
        {
          "word": "ọ̀rọ̀"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ō.hũ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Proto-Itsekiri-SEY"
    },
    {
      "word": "Southeast Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìjẹ̀bú"
    },
    {
      "word": "eréùn"
    },
    {
      "word": "eréwùn"
    },
    {
      "word": "oùn"
    },
    {
      "word": "owùn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìkálẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "-"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìlàjẹ"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oǹdó"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ọ̀wọ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "Usẹn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Proto-Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Central Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Èkìtì"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ifẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìgbómìnà"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìjẹ̀ṣà"
    },
    {
      "word": "Western Àkókó"
    },
    {
      "word": "Northwest Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Àwórì"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ẹ̀gbá"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìbàdàn"
    },
    {
      "word": "ohùn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Òǹkò"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ọ̀yọ́"
    },
    {
      "word": "Standard Yorùbá"
    },
    {
      "word": "Northeast Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Okun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìbùnú"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìjùmú"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìyàgbà"
    },
    {
      "word": "Owé"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "owùn"
    },
    {
      "word": "oùn"
    },
    {
      "word": "eréwùn"
    },
    {
      "word": "eréùn"
    },
    {
      "word": "وْهُن"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ohun"
}

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