iwọ-oorun

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wọ̀ (“to set or go down”) +‎ oòrùn (“sun”), literally “the setting of the sun”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.wɔ̀.ōò.ɾũ̀/

Noun

ìwọ̀-oòrùn

setting of the sun
west
Synonym: yámà

Coordinate terms

gàbasì (“east”)
ìlà-oòrùn (“east”)
àwúsí (“north”)
àríwá (“north”)
gúúsù (“south”)
àwúsẹ̀ (“south”)

Derived terms

apá ìwọ̀-oòrùn Áfíríkà (“West Africa”)

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