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Yorùbá Dictionary
ogun noun /ō.ɡũ̄/ spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
  1. war, battle (physical or mental)
    ogun àgbáyé world war
    Ogun ti ja gbogbo ilú wa. A war has ravaged all of our cities.
    Ìlérí ilé kò mọ ti à ń jagun; kùfẹ̀kùfẹ̀ kò mọ ìjà; ijọ́ tí a bá rí ogun là á mọ ojo. Boasting at home has nothing to do with waging a war; bragging has nothing to do with fighting; it is the day of battle that we know the coward. (proverb against boasting or bragging)
    Ọ̀rẹ́ẹ̀ mí gbogun tì mí lẹ́nu iṣẹ́. My friend was waging a war against me at work.
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ogun”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
ogun noun · etym. 2 a black mangrove tree (Avicennia africana)
Etymology
Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-gwũ. Cognates include Ifè ogu, Igala ógwu, and Olukumi ogun. Likely related to Nupe ekun and Gbari ekun.
Used in
Balógunnameogun abẹ́lénounAjogunnameogúnlén̄dénounológunnounÌròyìnogunkìítánname
Descendants
ogunGullahogúnLucumíogunTrinidadian Creole English
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1, where this word is spelled “ogun”. Reference: en-ogun-yo-noun-J0DXkQhp