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Yorùbá Dictionary
ìwọ̀-oòrùn noun /ì.wɔ̀.ōò.ɾũ̀/
Definitions
  1. setting of the sun
  2. west
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wọ̀ (“to set or go down”) + oòrùn (“sun”), literally “the setting of the sun”.
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefixwọ̀to set or go downoòrùnsun
Used in
apá ìwọ̀-oòrùn Áfíríkà
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “iwọ-oorun”. Reference: en-iwọ-oorun-yo-noun-I-nHzo4L