ọrun

See also: orun

Yoruba

Etymology 1

ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ run (“to originate”), literally “The place of origin”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.ɾũ̄/

Noun

ọ̀run

1. (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe) the place of origin for all humans where souls (orí) are created, humans return to their individual ọ̀run after death. It does not represent a specific entity or location, every human has their own origin place.
2. sky

   Synonym: sánmà

3. (Christianity) heaven

Derived terms

• ojú ọ̀run
• orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá
• Ọlọ́run
• ọ̀run àpáàdì
• Ọ̀rúnmìlà

Related terms

• orírun
• orísun

Etymology 2

Ọmọdé tó ń mú ọrun dání.

Compare with Igala ọ́dọ, Ayere ɔndɔ, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-ɗʊ̃.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.ɾũ̄/

Noun

ọrun

1. (archery) bow

   Synonyms: ọrun ọfà, àkàtàm̀pò

Etymology 3

Cognate with Edo urun

Picture dictionary

ọrun

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ọpọlọ

ojú

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imú

ẹnu

àgbọ̀n

ẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́

etí

ìdètí

ọrùn

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Alternative forms

• ọrọ̀n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.ɾũ̀/

Noun

ọrùn

1. neck

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ọrùn (“neck”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ọrọ̀n
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	ọrọ̀n
				Ìkòròdú	ọrọ̀n
				Ṣágámù	ọrọ̀n
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)		Òkìtìpupa	ọrọ̀n
		Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)		Mahin	ọràn
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	ùgùnrọ̀n
	Olùkùmi			Ugbódù	ọrọ̀n
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀n, ọrụ̀n
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀n, ọrụ̀n
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀n, ọrụ̀n
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ọrùn
		Èkó		Èkó	ọrùn
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	ọrùn
		Ìbàràpá		Igbó Òrà	ọrùn
		Ìbọ̀lọ́		Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)	ọrùn
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	ọrùn
		Oǹkó		Òtù	ọrọ̀n
				Ìwéré Ilé	ọrọ̀n
				Òkèhò	ọrùn
				Ìsẹ́yìn	ọrọ̀n
				Ṣakí	ọrọ̀n
				Tedé	ọrùn
				Ìgbẹ́tì	ọrùn
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	ọrùn
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	ọrùn
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ɔrùn
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú		Bùnú	ọ̀fọn
		Ìjùmú		Ìjùmú	ọ̀fọn
		Ìyàgbà		Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó	ọ̀fọn, ọrùn
		Owé		Kabba	igọ̀nrùn, ọ̀fọn
		Ọ̀wọ́rọ̀		Lọ́kọ́ja	ọ̀họn
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana		Sokode	ɔ̀gɔ̀rɔ̃̀
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́		Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)	ɛ̀kɛ́
				Tchaourou	ɛ̀kɛ́
		Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)		Baàtɛ	ɛ̀kɛ́
		Ìdàácà	Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)	ɛ̀kɛ́, ɔ̀gùnrùn
		Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè	Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè	Ìkpòbɛ́	ɛ̀kɛ́
				Onigbolo	ɛkɛ
			Kétu/Ànàgó	Kétu	ɛ̀kɛ́
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	ɔ̀gɔ̀rɔ̃̀
				Atakpamɛ	ɔ̀gɔ̀rɔ̃̀
				Boko	ɔ̀gɔ̃̀rɔ̃̀
				Est-Mono	ɔ̀gɔ̀rɔ̃̀
				Moretan	òɡùrɔ̃̀
				Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)	ɔ̀gɔ̃̀rɔ̃̀, ɛkɛ́
		Kura		Awotébi	egɔ́rɔ̀
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé		Kandi	kɔ̃
		Northern Nago		Kambole	ɔgɔ̃
				Manigri	ɔkɔ̃
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

• ọrùn ẹsẹ̀ (“ankle”)
• ọrùn ọwọ́ (“wrist”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.ɾṹ/

Numeral

ọ̀rún

1. Alternative form of ọgọ́rùn-ún

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.ɾṹ/

Noun

ọrún

1. A space of five days, the fifth day after the current day

   b'ó bá di ọrún òní, kí o padà wá ― When it is five days from today, come back here

Derived terms

• ọrọọrún (“every five days”)