ẹru
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "eru"
Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ẹ̀rù
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ẹ̀rù
- the plant Astraea lobata
Etymology 3
[edit]From ẹ- (“agent prefix”) + rù (“to carry a load”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ẹrù
Derived terms
[edit]- ẹlẹ́rù (“load carrier”)
- ẹrù ọkọ̀ (“freight”)
- owó-ìkẹ́rù (“wharfage”)
- ọkọ̀ akẹ́rù (“freighter”)
- àdìpọ̀ ọ̀pọ̀-ẹrù (“bulk cargo”)
- àkọsílẹ̀ ẹrù-àkósọ́kọ̀ (“bill of lading”)
- ìwé-àṣẹ àtiwọlé-ẹrù (“bill of entry”)
Etymology 4
[edit]Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ɗú. Compare with Ifè arú, Ayere árú, Igbo oru
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ẹrú
Derived terms
[edit]- ẹlẹ́rú (“slaveowner; slaver”)
- ẹrú àmúlógun (“prisoner of war”)
- ẹrúbìnrin (“slave girl”)
- ẹrúkùnrin (“slave boy”)
- ipò ẹrú (“slavery”)
- oko ẹrú (“slavery”)
- ìdẹrú ìwà-ìbàjẹ́ (“addiction”)
- ìjọba ajẹ́rú (“puppet government”)
- òwò ẹrú (“slave trade”)
Related terms
[edit]- ìgbèkùn (“captivity, bondage”)
Etymology 5
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ẹ̀rú
Etymology 6
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Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ẹ̀rú
Etymology 7
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ẹ̀rú
- the tree Cassia fistula