ọni

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oni"

Yoruba

Ọ̀nì

Alternative forms

ọ̀nẹ̀ (Ondo)
ọ̀nị̀

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala ọ̀nyẹ̀, Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-nɪ̃̀

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.nĩ̀/, /ɔ̀.nĩ̄/

Noun

ọ̀nì or ọ̀ni

crocodile, specifically the Nile crocodile.
Synonym: ẹlẹ́gungùn

Etymology 2

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ-nɪ̃

Alternative forms

ẹni (SY)
ọnẹ (Ìkálẹ̀, Oǹdó, Ọ̀wọ̀)
ọnị (Èkìtì)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.nĩ̄/

Noun

ọni

(Ijebu, Ào, Owe) person, human being, one
Synonyms: (Ìjẹ̀bú) ọ̀nìyọ̀n, ọ̀ọ̀yọ̀n, ọ̀nìyàn

ikà à fẹ́ k'á rerù k'à sọ̀, orí ọni ní í sọni ― The wicked does not wish that we fully discharge our obligbations, only the spirit of one's head can make that possible (proverb on the ill-intention of man)

Derived terms

ọnikọ́ni (“anyone”)
ọnọ̀kọn (“somebody”)
ọnìkan (“someone”)
ọnìkejì (“another person”)

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