urumu

Japanese

Romanization

urumu

Rōmaji transcription of うるむ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

urunmu (Ìjẹ̀bú)
ununmu (Oǹdó)

Etymology

From ụnrụn (“hair”) +‎ *umu (“groin, genitalia”), umu is likely an obsolete word referring to the groin or genitalia, and may be euphemistic. Compare with Igbo amụ̀. The "uru" is a result of vowel harmony in Ekiti, where the nasal "u," is unnasalized in certain compounds, see this in urùgbọ̀n (“beard”) and urúmọlẹ̀.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ū.ɾū.mũ̄/

Noun

urumu

(Èkìtì (Àkúrẹ́)) pubic hair

Usage notes

Only attested in the Àkúrẹ́ subdialect of Èkìtì