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Yorùbá Dictionary
ọmú noun /ɔ̄.mṹ/
ọmụ́ (alternative)
Definitions
  1. breast
  2. breast milk
    ọbẹ̀ ni ọmú àgbà Soup is the breast milk of the old
Etymology
Possibly a euphemism, traditionally believed to come from ọ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mu (“to drink”). Compare with Ayere ɛ́mɔ́, Khana má
Component words
ọ-nominalizing prefixmuto drink
Used in
afọ́mọlọ́múnounfífọ́mọlọ́múorí-ọmúọmọ-ọmúọmú-ajáọmú-àjẹ́ọmú-ẹṣin
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1, where this word is spelled “ọmu”. Reference: en-ọmu-yo-noun-OBNtbjQ4