irun

See also: Irun

Yoruba

irun

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *irṵ̀ or Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ-rʊ̃, cognate with Edo irọn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ɾũ̄/

Noun

irun

1. hair

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - irun (“hair”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ào		Ìdóàní	irọn
		Eastern Àkókó	Ọ̀bà	Ọ̀bà Àkókó	irọn
		Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)		Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)	iọn
		Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	urun, irọn
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	urun, irọn
				Ìkòròdú	urun, irọn
				Ṣágámù	urun, irọn
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)		Òkìtìpupa	irọn
		Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)		Mahin	irọn
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	iọn
		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)	irọn, iran
		Usẹn		Usẹn	irọn
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	urọn
	Olùkùmi			Ugbódù	irọn
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ụnrụn
				Ìfàkì Èkìtì	ịrọn
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ụnrụn
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ụnrụn
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	irun
		Ẹ̀gbádò		Ìjàká	irun
		Èkó		Èkó	irun
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	irun
		Ìbàràpá		Igbó Òrà	irun
		Ìbọ̀lọ́		Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)	irun
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	irun
		Oǹkó		Òtù	irọn
				Ìwéré Ilé	iọn
				Òkèhò	irun
				Ìsẹ́yìn	irọn
				Ṣakí	irọn
				Tedé	irun
				Ìgbẹ́tì	irun
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	irun
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	irun
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	irun
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Gbẹ̀dẹ̀		Ìyá Gbẹ̀dẹ̀	irun
		Ìbùnú		Bùnú	irun
		Ìjùmú		Ìjùmú	irun
		Ìkìrì		Akutupa Kiri	irun
		Ìyàgbà		Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó	irun
		Owé		Kabba	irun
		Ọ̀wọ́rọ̀		Lọ́kọ́ja	irun
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana		Sokode	irɔ̃
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́		Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)	n̄rɔn
				Tchaourou	n̄rɔn
		Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)		Baàtɛ	irũ
		Ìdàácà	Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)	irun
		Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè	Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè	Ìkpòbɛ́	irun
				Onigbolo	irun
			Kétu/Ànàgó	Ìlárá	irọn
				Ìmẹ̀kọ	irọn
				Kétu	irun, irɔn
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	irɔ̃, nrũ
				Atakpamɛ	irũ
				Boko	irũ
				Moretan	irũ
				Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)	irɔ̃
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé		Kandi	nto
		Northern Nago		Kambole	enyɔ̃
				Manigri	iyɔ̃
		Southern Nago		Ìsakété	irun
				Ìfànyìn	irun
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

• gẹrun (“to cut hair”)
• irun abẹ́ (“pubic hair”)
• irun abíyá (“armpit hair”)
• irun ara (“body hair”)
• irun dídì (“braided hair”)
• irun imú (“nose hair, moustache”)
• irun inú imú (“nose hair”)
• irun kíkó (“threaded hair”)
• irun ojú (“eye brow”)
• irun orí (“head hair”)
• irun ètè (“moustache”)
• irun ìpéǹpéjú (“eyelashes”)
• irunmú (“moustache”)
• irùngbọ̀n (“beard”)

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to the root for five, see ọrún (“every five days”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɾũ̄/

Noun

ìrun

1. (Islam) salat (The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day)

Derived terms

• kírun (“to pray salat”)