ṣun

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃṹ/

Verb

ṣún

1. to save; to conserve; to manage (money; energy)
   • 1998, “Irú Ọjọ́ Ọ̀la Wo Lo Fẹ́ fún Àwọn Ọmọ Rẹ?”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower‎^[1]:

     Inez sọ pé: “A kọ́ wọn láti máa bójú tó ilé, láti máa ṣún nǹkan lò, àti láti máa tọ́jú aṣọ ara wọn.

     Says Inez: “We taught them to care for the home, to be economical, and to care for their own clothes.