ẹpọn

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === ẹpàn (Ìlàjẹ) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̄.k͡pɔ̃̀/ === Noun === ẹpọ̀n scrotum, testes ẹpọ̀n àgbò ń ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, kò níí já ― The testes of a ram can only swing, they will not tear or snap off (proverb on survival against many odds) ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 1 === From ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ pọ́n (“to be deeply red”). ==== Alternative forms ==== ipọ́n ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɛ̄.k͡pɔ̃́/ ==== Noun ==== ẹpọ́n blood Synonym: ẹ̀jẹ̀ ẹpọ́n ń ṣàn lẹgbẹ lójú ọgbẹ́ ― Blood was gushing out profusely from the wound something that is the color red ===== Derived terms ===== òwú ẹlẹ́pọ̀n-ọ́n (“red species of cotton”) === Etymology 2 === From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ pọ́n (“to modify”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɛ̀.k͡pɔ̃́/ ==== Noun ==== ẹ̀pọ́n (grammar) modifier ===== Derived terms =====