urumu
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Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]urumu
Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ụnrụn (“hair”) + *umu (“groin, genitalia”), umu is likely an obsolete word referring to the groin or genitalia, and may be euphemistic. Compare with Igbo amụ̀. The "uru" is a result of vowel harmony in Ekiti, where the nasal "u," is unnasalized in certain compounds, see this in urùgbọ̀n (“beard”) and urúmọlẹ̀.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]urumu
- (Èkìtì (Àkúrẹ́)) pubic hair
Usage notes
[edit]- Only attested in the Àkúrẹ́ subdialect of Èkìtì