ẹpọn

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ẹpàn (Ìlàjẹ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.k͡pɔ̃̀/

Noun

ẹpọ̀n

1. scrotum, testes

   ẹpọ̀n àgbò ń ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, kò níí já ― The testes of a ram can only swing, they will not tear or snap off (proverb on survival against many odds)

Derived terms

• aago ẹlẹ́pọ̀n (“pendulum clock”)
• ẹlẹ́pọ̀n-kan (“a nickname for a strong individual”)
• kórópọ̀n (“testicle”)

 

Etymology 1

From ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ pọ́n (“to be deeply red”).

Alternative forms

• ipọ́n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.k͡pɔ̃́/

Noun

ẹpọ́n

1. blood

   Synonym: ẹ̀jẹ̀

   ẹpọ́n ń ṣàn lẹgbẹ lójú ọgbẹ́ ― Blood was gushing out profusely from the wound

2. something that is the color red

Derived terms

• òwú ẹlẹ́pọ̀n-ọ́n (“red species of cotton”)

Etymology 2

From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ pọ́n (“to modify”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.k͡pɔ̃́/

Noun

ẹ̀pọ́n

1. (grammar) modifier

Derived terms

• ẹ̀pọ́n-ọn kókóogbólóhùn (“predicate modifier”)
• ẹ̀pọ́nrúkọ (“noun modifier”)
• ẹ̀pọ́nṣe (“verb modifier”)
• ọ̀rọ̀-ẹ̀pọ́n (“word modifier”)