ọbuntun
noun
/ɔ̄.bũ̄.tũ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
-
maiden, newlywed bride
A dá fún Ọ̀yẹ̀ nígbàtí ó ń lọ gbé ọbuntun àdúgbò wá ilé We divine for Ọ̀yẹ̀, when he is going to bring the maiden in the neighborhood home
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɔ-bʊtʊ̃ (“maiden”), see Ifè àbitɔ̃, Itsekiri abitọn
Dialectal synonyms “maiden” 17 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Oǹdó
- obitọn
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)
- obitọn
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- abitọn
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- ọbịtụnọbụntụn
- Àkúrẹ́
- ọbịtụnọbụntụn
- Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
- ọbịtụnọbụntụn
Northwest Yoruba
- Èbúté Mẹ́tà
- ọbuntun
- Èkó
- ọbuntun
- Ìbàdàn
- ọbuntun
- Ìlọrin
- ọbuntun
- Ọ̀yọ́
- ọbuntun
- Nàìjíríà
- ọbuntun
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Kabba
- obutọn
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Akpáré
- àbitɔ̃
- Atakpamɛ
- àbitɔ̃
- Est-Mono
- àbitɔ̃
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- àbitɔ̃
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọbuntun”.
Reference:
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