orirun

Yoruba

Etymology 1

ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ rírùn (“partial reduplication of rùn to smell”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ɾí.ɾũ̀/

Noun

òrírùn

1. (Ekiti, Ikalẹ) Alternative form of òórùn (“smell”)

Derived terms

• òórùn

 

Etymology 2

orí (“soul, head”) +‎ run (“to originate”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.ɾí.ɾũ̄/

Noun

orírun

1. source, origin
2. In the Yoruba religion, the place where the soul originates from

   Synonyms: orísun, ìṣẹ̀