tuntun
noun
/tũ̄.tũ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
titọn (alternative), tịtụn (alternative)
Definitions
- someone or something that is new
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “tuntun”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
From a partial reduplication of tun (“to be new”). See Itsekiri titọ́n, Olukumi títún, Ifè titɔ̃, Igala titọ. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *-tʊ̃, from Proto-Edekiri *-tʊ̃, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *-tʊ̃. Also see Ayere ɛntɔ
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where this word is spelled “tuntun”.
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