ẹpọ́n
noun
/ɛ̄.k͡pɔ̃́/ /ɛ̄.k͡pɔ̃̀/
ipọ́n (alternative), ẹpàn (alternative)
Definitions
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blood
ẹpọ́n ń ṣàn lẹgbẹ lójú ọgbẹ́ Blood was gushing out profusely from the wound
- something that is the color red
Dialect
Etymology
From ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pọ́n (“to be deeply red”).
Component words
ẹ-nominalizing prefixpọ́nto be deeply red
Used in
òwú ẹlẹ́pọ̀n-ọ́n
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ẹpọn”.
Reference:
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