awun noun /ā.wũ̄/ spelling unconfirmed
ahun (alternative), alábahun (alternative), alábawun (alternative), aụn (alternative), aghọn (alternative)
Definitions
  1. alternative form of ahun (“tortoise”) alt-ofalternative
  2. alternative form of ahun (“miser, greed”) alt-ofalternative
Dialect
Èbúté Mẹ́tà, Èkó, Ìbàdàn, Igbó Òrà, Òṣogbo (Òsogbo), Ọ̀fà, Ìlọrin, Òtù, Ìwéré Ilé, Òkèhò, Ìsẹ́yìn, Ṣakí, Tedé, Ìgbẹ́tì, Ọ̀yọ́, Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́), Nàìjíríà, Bɛ̀nɛ̀ dialect form of ìjàpá noun
Etymology
From Proto-Yoruba *a-ɣʊ̃, *a-ŋʊ̃, from Proto-Edekiri *a-ɣʊ̃, *a-ŋʊ̃, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ŋʊ̃
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “awun”. Reference: en-awun-yo-noun-EhuYZfGD