ọbịtụn
noun
/ɔ̄.bɪ̄.tʊ̃̄/
spelling unconfirmed
ọbuntun (alternative), ọbitọn (alternative), ọbụntụn (alternative), obutọn (alternative)
Definitions
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virgin, a recently married woman who has not had children
Ajagun sín èyé mi lọ́bịtụn The Chief Ajagun met my mother as a virgin
- marriage, wedding
Etymology
Possibly from ọbị̀nrịn (“woman”) + tịtụn (“new”), literally “New woman”, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɔ-bʊtʊ̃ (“maiden”). See Ifè àbitɔ̃
Component words
ọbị̀nrịnwoman
tịtụnnew
3 entries are spelled “tịtụn”. The etymology calls it “new”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
tuntun
someone or something that is new
tuntun
to be new
tuntun
new
Used in
ọbitun òde
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọbịtụn”.
Reference:
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