arungun

Yoruba

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ run (“to destroy”) +‎ ogún (“inheritance”), literally “destroyer of inheritance”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.ɾũ̄.ɡṹ/

Noun

arungún

  1. wastrel; prodigal
    Synonyms: akótilétà, àpà
    Àrún bí àrún, ọba má ṣe wá lárungún. ― Five by five, Lord let us not be prodigals.
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