ọkunrin

== Yoruba == === Etymology === It is proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-kʊ̃rɪ̃, this form remains the same in Central Yoruba dialects. Cognate with Arigidi ọkọ́ọrẹ. Akinkugbe suggests it may be equivalent to ọkọ (“man”) +‎ ẹni (“person”), compare with obìnrin. The /k/ consonant exists in the roots of many basic male terms, okó (“penis”), akọ (“male”), ọkọ (“husband”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ̄.kũ̀.ɾĩ̄/ === Noun === ọkùnrin man, male Synonym: akọ Iná niyì ọdẹ, ẹ̀jẹ̀ niyì oògùn; ká rógun má mà sa, òun niyì ọkùnrin ― Just as fire power is the mark of a hunter, so, blood is the mark of a true medicine; and to see a war, and not run away, is the mark of a man (an incantation to invoke bravery) 'Mo mọ̀ ọ́ tán', ni Orò ó fi ń gbé ọkùnrin ― The conviction that one knows everything is what causes Òrìṣà Orò to carry away a man (proverb against taking danger for granted) manliness, bravery Synonym: ọkàn ọkùnrin a gbọ́dọ̀ ṣe bí ọkùnrin lójú ogun ― We must be brave in the battlefield ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== obìnrin ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Adebayo, Taofeeq SOME DIACHRONIC CHANGES IN YORUBA GRAMMAR [1], 2020