gùn
verb
/ɡũ̀/
Definitions
- to climb, to ascend something
- to be climbed, to be mounted
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to ride or mount (someone or something)
ó gun kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ She mounted a donkey
- to copulate, to mate
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to be possessed; (in particular) to be possessed by the spirit of an orisha
ó ń hùwà bí ẹni tí Ṣàngó ń gùn He is behaving like someone that Sango is possessing
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “gùn”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *gwũ̀ (“to ascend”) or Proto-Yoruboid *gũ̀, cognate with Igala gwú (“to climb, to mate”)
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “gun”.
Reference:
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