ọnẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "one"

Yoruba
Ẹrun ọ̀nẹ̀ nẹ́ẹ̀ wà nẹ́ ṣíṣí

Etymology 1

Cognate with Yoruba ọni, Igala ọ̀nyẹ̀

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀.nɛ̀/

Noun

ọ̀nẹ̀

  1. (Ijebu) crocodile, specifically the Nile crocodile.

Etymology 2

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-nɪ̃, Compare with Arigidi ẹ̀nẹn, Igbo onye, Igala ẹ́nẹ.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̄.nɛ̃̄/

Noun

ọnẹ

  1. (Ikalẹ, Ondo, Ọwọ) person, human being, one
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