iwọ-oorun

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wọ̀ (“to set or go down”) +‎ oòrùn (“sun”), literally “the setting of the sun”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.wɔ̀.ōò.ɾũ̀/

Noun

ìwọ̀-oòrùn

1. setting of the sun
2. west

   Synonym: yámà

Coordinate terms

• gàbasì (“east”)
• ìlà-oòrùn (“east”)
• àwúsí (“north”)
• àríwá (“north”)
• gúúsù (“south”)
• àwúsẹ̀ (“south”)

Derived terms

• apá ìwọ̀-oòrùn Áfíríkà (“West Africa”)