aworan

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• àòrọ́n (Èkìtì)
• اووْرَن

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wò (“to look at”) +‎ rán (“to stare”), literally “That which is looked at intensively”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.wò.ɾã́/

Noun

àwòrán

1. the act of observing or watching to ponder

   Synonym: ìwòrán

2. being observed or watched to ponder on
3. picture, image, diagram, drawing

   Synonyms: súúrà, fọ́tò, àwòkọ́ṣe

Derived terms

• aláwòrán (“photographer”)
• ẹ̀kọ́ ìfọwọ́yàwòrán (“graphic arts”)
• ẹ̀rọ ayàwòrán (“camera”)
• àkànlò-èdè ayàwòrán (“figure of speech”)
• àwòrán alálàyé (“chart”)
• àwòrán atọ́ka (“chart”)
• àwòrán àfikereyọ́ọ̀nùyà (“pastel”)
• àwòrán àfọwọ́yà (“graphics”)
• àwòrán-atọ́ká (“diagram”)
• àwòrándìkọ (“pictogram”)
• ìyàwòrán (“drawing”)