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Yoruba — Intermediate Vocabulary

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# Word Type IPA Definition
1 -ki- Noun adds the meaning "any" to a noun when inserted into the reduplicated form (sometimes used pejoratively to mean "bad").
2 -ọla Phrase /ɔ̄.lá/ Forming affectionate or honorific forms of names.
3 aadọrin Adjective /àá.dɔ́.ꜜɾĩ̄/ seventieth, number 70.
4 aadọta Adjective /àá.dɔ́.ꜜtā/ Equivalent to 'fifty': A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.
5 aágànná Noun
6 aago Noun /āā.ɡō/ clock, watch.
7 aajin Noun /àà.d͡ʒĩ̀/ postmidnight (2am to 4am).
8 aájò Noun /āá.d͡ʒò/ solicitation of a priest or authority figure for help or advice regarding supernatural affairs.
9 aala Noun /àà.là/ limit, boundary, dichotomy.
10 aamu Noun /àá.mṹ/ worry, anxiety.
11 aanu Noun /àá.nṹ/ the vine plant Vitex thyrsiflora.
12 aapọn Noun /àà.k͡pɔ̃̀/ A mucilaginous soup similar to ewedu, made from ogbono, the seeds of the ààpọ̀n fruit.
13 aarin Noun /àá.ɾĩ́/ center, middle.
14 aarọ Noun /àá.ɾɔ̀/ origin, beginning, sunrise.
15 aáṣáà Noun
16 aásìkí Noun /āá.sì.kí/ good fortune, prosperity, popularity.
17 aawẹ Noun /àà.wɛ̀/ religious fast.
18 aaya Noun /àá.já/ the (Olive colobus) or Western red colobus.
19 aayan Noun /āá.jã́/ A tree that is regarded as sacred, it is known for being the tree where the Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́ Ṣàngó is said to have hange…
20 aaye Noun /àà.jè/ the act of being alive, living.
21 aayo Noun /àà.jò/ A person who is beloved or cherished by someone; (especially) the favorite wife of a man.
22 abajọ Interjection /ā.bá.d͡ʒɔ̄/ no wonder.
23 abálájọ Noun
24 abari Noun /à.bà.ɾí/ a traditional Nigerian stead corn pudding, made in a similar fashion to moimoi.
25 abbl. Adverb /à.tī bɛ́ɛ̀ bɛ́ɛ̀ lɔ̄/ abbreviation of àti bẹ́ẹ̀ bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ (“et cetera; and so on”).
26 abẹ́ Noun /ā.bɛ́/
27 abẹbẹ Noun /ā.bɛ̀.bɛ̀/
28 abéèrè Noun
29 abẹla Noun /à.bɛ́.là/
30 abẹrẹ Noun /ā.bɛ́.ɾɛ́/ Equivalent to 'Needle': A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattoo…
31 abẹtẹ Noun /ā.bɛ́.tɛ̀/ ghetto, drinking joint.
32 abi- Noun, Phrase /ā.bī/ prefix (added to nouns to create to detail ownership or association).
33 abia Noun /ā.bí.á/ a state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone; capital and largest city: Aba.
34 abidi Noun /á.bí.dí/ Equivalent to 'Alphabet': The set of letters used when writing in a language.
35 abiikọ Noun /à.bíì.kɔ́/ Someone who was never taught manners; a mannerless untrained person.
36 abiku Noun /à.bí.kú/ In Yoruba tradition, a malevolent spirit that causes the premature death of a child, often successive children. It is of…
37 abilekọ Noun /ā.bī.lé.kɔ̄/ married woman living with her husband; wife.
38 abílódó Noun
39 abiya Noun /ā.bí.já/
40 abiyamọ Noun /ā.bī.jā.mɔ̃̄/ mother, motherhood.
41 abiyẹ Noun, Adjective /ā.bì.jɛ́/ bird, winged animal.
42 abọbaku Noun /ā.bɔ́.bā.kú/ the chief, usually a general, that is required to commit ritual suicide to join the ọba (“monarch”) in death.
43 abobo Noun /ā.bò.bó/ newborn baby, infant.
44 abọrẹ̀ Noun simple past of abear.
45 abọrìṣà Noun /ā.bɔ̀.ɾì.ʃà/ An aborisha; a devotee of the orishas.
46 aboyun Noun, Adjective /ā.bō.jṹ/ pregnant woman.
47 abùáyà Noun
48 abuda Noun /à.bù.dá/ characteristic, trait, genetics.
49 abuké Noun, Adjective /ā.bū.ké/ person with a hunchback.
50 abúlé Noun /ā.bú.lé/ village, hut, cottage.
51 aburada Noun /ā.bū.ɾā.dà/
52 achọ Noun /ā.t͡ʃɔ̄/
53 adaba Noun /à.dà.bà/ dove; (in particular) red-eyed dove.
54 adado Noun /à.dá.dó/ isolation, remote area.
55 adáfá Noun
56 adagba Noun /ā.dā.ɡ͡bā/ a wide shallow pan or pot, used for frying foods like akara.
57 adagun Noun /ā.dá.ɡṹ/ pond, lake, pool, any stagnant body of water.
58 adaja Noun /à.dá.d͡ʒà/ act of fighting alone.
59 adájú Noun
60 adan Noun /à.dã́/ bat, usually (in particular) the straw-colored fruit bat.
61 adanida Noun /ā.dá.nĩ̄.dá/ someone who abandons a person; someone who leaves a person to their fate.
62 adele Noun /à.dè.lé/ a regent; (specifically) a female regent (usually the eldest daughter of the deceased monarch) who reigns on the throne…
63 adẹ́tẹ̀ Noun
64 adiẹ Noun /ā.dì.ɛ̄/
65 adífá Noun
66 adígò Noun
67 adiitu Noun /à.dìì.tú/
68 adikala Noun, Adjective /ā.dí.ká.là/ someone that is multi-colored or piebald.
69 adimọlẹ Noun /à.dì.mɔ̃́.lɛ̀/ cornrows (in particular) with the braid facing the scalp.
70 adín Noun /à.dĩ́/
71 adirẹsi Noun /à.dí.ɾɛ́.sì/
72 adiro Noun /à.dì.ɾò/ a type of long Yoruba hat mainly worn by hunters.
73 adìtẹ̀ Noun
74 adití Noun /ā.dī.tí/ deaf person.
75 adiyẹ Noun /ā.dì.jɛ̄/
76 adóbò Noun A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.
77 adódìí Noun
78 adódò Noun /à.dò.dó/ child (used as a term of endearment).
79 adókó Noun
80 adua Noun /à.dú.à/
81 adùn Noun /ā.dũ̀/ Something that is sweet or pleasurable.
82 adura Noun /à.dú.ɾà/
83 afaa Noun /à.fáà/ An imam, a Muslim religious leader.
84 afara Noun /ā.fà.ɾà/ afara, limba (Terminalia superba).
85 afayafa Noun, Adjective /ā.fà.jà.fà/ reptilelike, reptilian.
86 aféfe Noun /ā.fɛ́.fɛ́/ Equivalent to 'wind': Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air p…
87 afẹrẹ́ Noun
88 afikun Noun /à.fī.kṹ/ an addition.
89 afin Noun /à.fĩ́/ Equivalent to 'albino': A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feat…
90 afinju Noun, Adjective /ā.fĩ́.d͡ʒú/ someone or something that is neat, clean, fashionable.
91 afọbajẹ Noun /ā.fɔ̄.bā.d͡ʒɛ̄/ kingmaker; a chief of a council that appoint monarchs.
92 afọ̀fọ̀ Noun
93 afọju Noun /ā.fɔ́.d͡ʒú/ blind person.
94 afomọ Noun /à.fò.mɔ̃́/ Equivalent to 'epiphyte': A plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from i…
95 afọn Noun /à.fɔ̃̀/ the fruit of the Treculia africana tree.
96 afọwọfa Noun /à.fɔ̄.wɔ́.fà/ self-inflicted suffering or misery.
97 afura Noun
98 agada Noun /à.ɡà.dà/ A type of drum used among the Àkúrẹ́ people, a subsection of the Èkìtì people.
99 agaga Adverb /à.ɡà.ɡà/ especially.
100 agalẹ Noun /ā.ɡā.lɛ̀/ Equivalent to 'Stamina': The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sus…
101 agàn Noun /à.ɡã̀/ A barren woman, a childless woman.
102 aganni Noun
103 agánrán Noun /ā.ɡã́.ɾã́/ Senegal parrot.
104 agba Noun /à.ɡ͡bà/ a type of Yoruba drum in the gbẹ̀du family of drums, historically played by members of the senior religious and politica…
105 agbada Noun /ā.ɡ͡bá.dá/ agbada (robe worn by men in West Africa).
106 agbado Noun /à.ɡ͡bà.dō/ Equivalent to 'maize': Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
107 agbàjá Noun
108 agbajọ Noun /à.ɡ͡bá.d͡ʒɔ̄/ the act of raking or sweeping of things together.
109 agbako Noun /à.ɡ͡bá.kò/ that which is swayed to encounter another.
110 agbálẹ̀ Noun /ā.ɡ͡bá.lɛ̀/ cleaner, sweeper, one who sweeps the ground.
111 agban Noun /ā.ɡ͡bã̀/ Ọwọ form of agbọ̀n (“basket”).
112 agbára Noun /ā.ɡ͡bà.ɾà/ lightning rod, something that deflects lightning.
113 agbari Noun /ā.ɡ͡bá.ɾí/
114 agbawo Noun /ā.ɡ͡bá.ꜜwō/ Equivalent to 'Waiter': A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar…
115 agbaye Noun /à.ɡ͡bá.jé/ international, worldwide.
116 agbayun Noun /à.ɡ͡bá.jũ̄/ Equivalent to 'miracle berry': Certain plants and their fruit that make sour foods taste sweet, native to west Africa, o…
117 agbe Noun /ā.ɡ͡bē/ vessel traditionally made from a calabash used for fetching water.
118 agbẹ̀bí Noun
119 agbebọ Noun /à.ɡ͡bé.bɔ̀/
120 agbẹdẹ Noun /à.ɡ͡bɛ̀.dɛ̄/ smithery, smithy, forge.
121 agbẹdu Noun /ā.ɡ͡bɛ̀.dū/ colon, large intestine.
122 agbegbe Noun /ā.ɡ͡bè.ɡ͡bè/ vicinity, locale.
123 agbẹ́gi Noun
124 agbo Noun /à.ɡ͡bò/ herbal remedy; usually squeezed by hand in water and consumed as a liquid.
125 agbojẹ Noun /ā.ɡ͡bó.d͡ʒɛ̄/ Nigerian walnut (Plukenetia conophora).
126 agbọn Noun /ā.ɡ͡bɔ̃́/ one that shakes, shivers, or trembles.
127 agbòòjò Noun
128 agbọrin Noun /à.ɡ͡bɔ̀.ɾĩ́/
129 agbọ́tí Noun
130 agegi Noun /ā.ɡé.ɡī/ woodcutter; logger.
131 agele Noun /à.ɡè.lè/
132 agẹmọ Noun /ā.ɡɛ̄.mɔ̃̄/ a primordial orisha primarily worshipped as an ancestral spirit by the Ìjẹ̀bú people. They are believed to be an orisha…
133 agere Noun /à.ɡé.ɾé/ A type of drum belonging to the gbẹ̀du family of Yoruba drums, and a subfamily of drums. It is sacred to the orisha Ògún…
134 agẹrun Noun
135 aghan Adverb, Pronoun /à.ɣã̄/ Precedes a noun to mark it as plural.
136 aghayo Noun /ā.ɣà.jò/
137 aghere Noun /ā.ɣé.ɾé/ farmhouse, hut, barn.
138 aghó Noun /ā.ɣó/ Ọ̀wọ̀, Eastern Àkókó form of awó (“guinea fowl”).
139 aghọfẹn Noun /à.ɣɔ̀.fɛ̃̄/
140 aghọn Noun
141 agiliti Noun /ā.ɡí.lí.tí/
142 aginjù Noun
143 agira Noun tobacco, snuff.
144 agiyan Noun /à.ɡì.jã̀/ termite mound.
145 agogo Noun /ā.ɡō.ɡō/ a type of hairstyle worn by priestesses of the orisha; (in particular) worn by ọlọ́ṣun, ọlọ́ya, ìyálórìṣà and oníyemọja…
146 agunrẹn Noun /à.ɡũ̀.ɾɛ̃̀/ palace servant.
147 aguntan Noun /à.ɡũ̀.tã̀/
148 agutan Noun /à.ɡù.tã̀/
149 agutẹn Noun /à.ɡù.tɛ̃̀/
150 agụtọn Noun /à.ɡʊ̀.tɔ̃̀/
151 ahéré Noun /ā.hé.ɾé/ farmhouse, hut, barn.
152 ahọ́n Noun /ā.hɔ̃́/ speech, tongue.
153 ahun Noun /ā.hṹ/ Alstonia boonei (cheesewood, pattern wood, or stool wood).
154 ahunṣọ Noun /ā.hũ̄.ʃɔ̄/
155 aífó Noun /ā.í.fó/
156 aigbe Noun /à.í.ɡ͡bè/ door hinge.
157 aika Noun /à.ì.kā/ the plant Lecaniodiscus cupanioides.
158 aike Noun /à.í.ké/ wealth, prestige, prominence.
159 ainọn Noun /à.í.nɔ̃́/ Ondo form of àánú (“mercy”).
160 airi Noun /à.ì.ɾí/
161 aisan Noun sickness, disease.
162 aiye Noun archaic spelling of ayé (“life, world”).
163 ajáàmù Noun
164 ajaga Noun /à.d͡ʒà.ɡà/
165 ajagbo Noun
166 ajagun Noun Equivalent to 'Warrior': A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
167 ajáko Noun jackal, wild dog.
168 ajanaka Noun /ā.d͡ʒā.nã̄.ká/ The tree Crateva religiosa, also known as the sacred garlic pear.
169 ajao Noun /à.d͡ʒà.ò/ rodents known as anomalures, (specifically) two species of rodent in genus Anomalurus that occur in Nigeria, Beecroft's…
170 ajara Noun /à.d͡ʒà.ɾà/ Equivalent to 'Grapevine': The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.
171 ajẹ̀bi Noun
172 ajẹbọ Noun /ā.d͡ʒɛ̄.bɔ́/
173 ajẹ̀bú Noun /ā.d͡ʒɛ̀.bú/ rover of deep water.
174 ajẹlẹ Noun /ā.d͡ʒɛ́.lɛ̀/ an administrator on behalf of the Ọ̀yọ́ and later Ìbàdàn government. They supervised territories under the control of Ìb…
175 ajẹmétè Noun
176 ajẹpákó Noun /ā.d͡ʒɛ̄.k͡pá.kó/ person from an unprivileged background; a person that hustles.
177 ajèrèké Noun /ā.d͡ʒè.ɾè.ké/ A Jamaican or Caribbean person.
178 ajibẹtẹ Noun /ā.d͡ʒí.bɛ́.tɛ́/ Daisy stingray (Dasyatis margarita).
179 ajijẹn Noun /à.d͡ʒì.d͡ʒɛ̃̀/
180 ajilẹ Noun Equivalent to 'Fertilizer': A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.
181 ajímutí Noun
182 ajinjin Noun /à.d͡ʒĩ̀.d͡ʒĩ̀/
183 ajíǹkí Noun
184 ajogún Noun /ā.d͡ʒō.ɡũ̄/ In the Yoruba mythology, the personification of malevolent forces as six hundred and one warriors that wage war against…
185 ajola Noun /à.d͡ʒò.là/
186 akaa Noun /à.kàà/ A town and municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland.
187 akaka Noun /à.kà.kà/ long stride, giant step.
188 akala Noun /à.kà.là/ A general term for the various species of hornbill.
189 akálòlò Noun
190 akamara Noun /à.ká.mā.ɾà/ He is the energy and creator of the universe, the beginning of the Big Bang, regarded as the most superior and powerful…
191 akan Noun /ā.kã̀/ Equivalent to 'crab': A unit for measuring the intensity of astrophysical X-ray sources, defined as the intensity of the…
192 akara Noun /à.kà.ɾà/ a deep-fried ball made of beans.
193 akata Noun /ā.ká.tá/ A term for African-Americans. It was coined by Nigerian students in the U.S. during the 60s-70s in honor of the Black Pa…
194 akaya Noun /à.kà.jà/
195 akaye Noun /à.kà.jé/ comprehension (thorough understanding of written text).
196 akéde Noun
197 akeekee Noun /à.kéē.kèē/
198 akeke Noun /ā.kē.kē/ Equivalent to 'Scorpion': Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two…
199 akekee Noun /ā.kéē.kèē/ A bird in the Hawaiian honeycreeper genus, Loxops caeruleirostris.
200 akẹkọọ Noun /ā.kɛ́.kɔ̀ɔ́/ Equivalent to 'student': A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
201 akẹn Noun /ā.kɛ̃̄/ hero, warrior.
202 akèǹgbè Noun
203 akẹtẹ̀ Noun /à.kɛ̄.tɛ̀/ a traditional wooden bed.
204 akéwì Noun /ā.ké.wì/ poet, bard.
205 akika Noun /ā.kī.kā/
206 akin Noun /ā.kĩ̄/ A prefix used in male Yoruba given names, (ex. Akíndélé).
207 akisa Noun /à.kí.sà/ Equivalent to 'Rag': Initialism of retrieval-augmented generation: a method of augmenting performance of LLMs (large lan…
208 akitẹṣọ Noun /á.kí.tɛ́.ʃɔ̀/ Equivalent to 'architecture': The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other stru…
209 akiti Noun /ā.kí.tì/ a species of monkey; perhaps the Chlorocebus tantalus.
210 akoba Noun /à.kó.bá/ ill effect.
211 akọigba Noun /à.kɔ́.ì.ɡ͡bà/ Someone who was taught manners but refused to heed instructions; a mannerless untrainable person.
212 akokoro Noun /ā.kō.kō.ɾō/ toothache.
213 akólẹ̀ Noun
214 akolẹta Noun /ā.kó.lɛ́.tà/ mailman, courier.
215 akólòlò Noun
216 akọni Noun /ā.kɔ̄.nĩ̄/ hero, brave person.
217 akọọlẹ Noun /à.kɔ̄ɔ́.lɛ̀/ written record.
218 akọrin Noun
219 akoro Noun /à.kò.ɾó/ coronet or small crown, worn by chiefs and nobles.
220 akoso Noun /à.kó.sō/ coordination, administration, management, control.
221 akoto Noun /à.kɔ̄.tɔ́/ a type of deep calabash.
222 akukọ Noun /à.kù.kɔ̄/ A hairstyle inspired by roosters' combs, worn by priestesses.
223 akunlé Noun
224 akurọ Noun /à.kù.ɾɔ̀/ fertile, swampy, irrigated river bank, fadama, paddy.
225 akurun Noun /à.kú.ɾũ̄/ Equivalent to 'extinction': The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
226 aláàáké Noun
227 alaaanu Noun /ā.láꜜá.nṹ/ merciful one; compassionate one.
228 alaafia Noun /à.làá.fí.à/ good health, peace (often used in salutations).
229 alaalẹ Noun /ā.lāā.lɛ́/ every evening.
230 aláàmù Noun /à.láà.mũ̀/ Equivalent to 'alarm clock': A clock designed to sound an alert at a preset time, primarily to wake someone from sleep.
231 aláánú Noun
232 aládàá Noun
233 alade Noun /à.là.dé/ The common species of yam grown and consumed in the Yoruba region, specifically Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata.
234 alàdíje Noun /ā.là.dí.d͡ʒē/ umpire, referee.
235 alága Noun Tissu en coton qui était en usage chez les paysannes turques.
236 alagba Noun /ā.lá.ɡ͡bà/ elder, respected person.
237 alágbe Noun
238 alágbo Noun
239 alágẹmọ Noun
240 alágídí Noun /ā.lá.ɡí.dí/ stubborn person.
241 aláìní Noun /ā.lá.ì.nĩ́/ a person lacking something.
242 alákàrà Noun /ā.lá.kà.ɾà/ akara seller.
243 alákin Noun
244 alákòró Noun
245 alálẹ̀ Noun /ā.lá.lɛ̀/ ancestor, local earth spirit (imọlẹ̀), the guardian spirit of a specific town or people.
246 alámàlà Noun
247 alamí Noun
248 alámọ̀ Noun /ā.lá.mɔ̃̀/ A form of Èkìtì Yoruba oral poetry.
249 alangba Noun Equivalent to 'Lizard': Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or part of Mosasauria — typically characte…
250 aláo Noun
251 aláòrò Noun
252 alapa Noun /ā.lá.k͡pá/ something armed, with arms.
253 alápàá Noun
254 alapata Noun /ā.lá.ꜜk͡pā.tà/
255 alárẹ̀ Noun
256 aláriwo Noun
257 alásè Noun /ā.lá.sè/ cook; caterer; chef.
258 alaṣẹrẹ Noun /ā.lá.ʃɛ̀.ɾɛ́/ Standard-winged nightjar or Pennant-winged nightjar, traditionally believed to be carry the lightning of the thunder god…
259 alátìpó Noun
260 alawada Noun /ā.lá.wà.dà/
261 aláwo Noun
262 aláwòrò Noun
263 aláya Noun A female given name.
264 alaye Noun /à.là.jé/ a code word used by scammers to reveal themselves to each other.
265 alẹde Noun /ā.lɛ̀.dē/
266 aleebu Noun /à.léé.bù/ defect, deficiency, blemish.
267 aléfọ́ Noun
268 alegba Noun /à.lé.ɡ͡bà/ monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, also translated in modern times as alligator (however alligators are not endemic to A…
269 alepa Noun /à.lé.k͡pā/ monitor lizard.
270 alere Noun /à.lé.ɾé/ lid, cover.
271 alikama Noun /à.lì.ká.mà/
272 alimoyi Noun /à.lì.mó.jì/ orange (fruit).
273 aloe Noun /á.ló.è/
274 aloju Noun /à.lò.d͡ʒù/ excessive use.
275 aloko Noun /à.lò.kò/ Ekiti form of àlùkò (“Yellow-billed turaco”).
276 àlòkù Noun, Adjective /à.lò.kù/ a secondhand good or item.
277 alubasa Noun /à.lù.bá.sà/
278 alubàtá Noun
279 alufaa Noun /à.lù.fáà/ priest, pastor.
280 aluko Noun /à.lù.kò/ any of a species of red winged turacos, such as the Yellow-billed turaco (Tauraco macrorhynchus.
281 alupipi Noun /ā.lū.k͡pì.k͡pì/ Owe form of alùpùpù (“motorcycle”).
282 alupupu Noun /ā.lù.k͡pù.k͡pù/ Equivalent to 'motorcycle': An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or…
283 aluwala Noun /à.lù.wà.lá/ ablution, wudu.
284 amala Noun /à.mà.là/ amala (thick paste made from yam or cassava flour).
285 amẹ̀yà Noun
286 amọ̀ Noun /à.mɔ̃́/ Equivalent to 'Clay': A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; t…
287 amodi Noun /à.mó.dī/
288 amòfin Noun /ā.mò.fĩ̄/ lawyer, barrister.
289 amugbó Noun Equivalent to 'Stoner': A machine to remove the stones (pits) from fruit.
290 amúkan Noun
291 amure Noun /à.mũ̀.ɾè/ a type of belt or band made from cloth, usually worn to signify one's rank in a guild, group, or society.
292 amusìgá Noun
293 amutí Noun
294 anabi Noun
295 anfaani Noun /à.ŋ̀.fàà.nĩ́/ advantage, privilege, benefit.
296 ani-ani Noun /à.nĩ́.à.nĩ́/ doubt, second-guessing.
297 aniani Noun /à.nĩ́.ã̀.nĩ́/
298 ankali Noun /á.ŋ́.kà.lí/
299 anta Noun /à.ŋ̀.tà/ savannah monitor.
300 aò-ojú Noun
301 aọfịn Noun /à.ɔ̀.fɪ̃̄/
302 aogo Noun /āā.ɡō/
303 aoro Noun /à.ò.ɾò/ a male priest, often the chief priest of a specific orisha or deity; see àòrò Ògún.
304 apaadi Noun /à.k͡páà.dì/ potsherd, broken pieces of pottery.
305 apààyàn Noun
306 apadidi Noun /à.k͡pá.dì.dì/ potsherd, broken pottery.
307 apàkálà Noun
308 apàlọ́ Noun
309 apárí Noun /ā.k͡pá.ɾí/ bald person.
310 aparo Noun /à.k͡pā.ɾò/ partridge; (in particular) double-spurred spurfowl (Pternistis bicalcaratus).
311 apẹẹrẹ Noun /à.k͡pɛ̄ɛ̄.ɾɛ̄/ example, illustration, sign, model.
312 apẹja Noun fisherman.
313 apẹpẹ Noun /ā.k͡pɛ̄.k͡pɛ̄/
314 apidán Noun
315 apiiri Noun A form of Ekiti music and drum rhythm through the playing of the pípìrì drum.
316 apilẹkọ Noun /à.k͡pī.lɛ̀.kɔ̄/ article, written piece.
317 apìtàn Noun
318 apola Noun /à.k͡pó.là/ wood splinter.
319 apolo Noun /à.k͡pó.lò/ Equivalent to 'Conjunctivitis': An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.
320 apọn Noun /à.k͡pɔ̃́/ Grey-headed kingfisher, Halcyon leucocephala.
321 apọnle Noun /à.k͡pɔ̃́.lé/ the act of being honored or praised.
322 apoogun Noun /ā.k͡pòò.ɡũ̀/ pharmacist, biochemist.
323 apoowe Noun /à.k͡pòò.wé/
324 apopona Noun /à.k͡pó.k͡pó.nã̀/ highway, streetway.
325 apoporo Noun /ā.k͡pō.k͡pō.ɾō/ a nine day festival period in which the apoporo drum is beat before the annual new yam festival (ọdún Ìjẹṣu).
326 aporo Noun /ā.k͡pō.ɾō/
327 apotọ Noun /à.k͡pò.tɔ̀/ urinary bladder.
328 ará-ilé Noun
329 araalu Noun /ā.ɾáà.lú/ townspeople, compatriot, fellow citizen.
330 araarọ Noun /à.ɾàá.ɾɔ̀/ every morning.
331 araba Noun /à.ɾà.bà/ the title of the highest-ranking Ifa priest in a town or region; chief Ifa priest.
332 aran Noun, Adjective /à.ɾã́/ of or resembling velvet.
333 aránṣọ Noun /ā.ɾã́.ʃɔ̄/ Equivalent to 'Tailor': A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothi…
334 arànwú Noun
335 arara Noun /ā.ɾà.ɾá/ Equivalent to 'Dwarf': Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usuall…
336 araye Noun /ā.ɾá.jé/ humanity, humankind, the world of people.
337 arédè Noun
338 arẹmọ Noun /à.ɾɛ̀.mɔ̃̄/ firstborn child, firstborn son.
339 arere Noun /ā.ɾè.ɾē/ obeche, ayous, wawa, African maple, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon); its wood is whitish yellow and easy to…
340 arẹwà Noun
341 ari- Phrase /à.ɾì/ negative nominalizing prefix; non- (added to verbs).
342 arifin Noun /à.ɾí.fĩ́/ the act of disregarding or showing contempt.
343 arigbo Noun /ā.ɾí.ɡ͡bó/
344 arịla Noun /à.ɾɪ̀.là/ pauper, poor person.
345 aríro Noun /ā.ɾí.ɾō/ chameleon.
346 arisun Noun /à.ɾì.sũ̀/ eve, vigil; the night preceding a traditional festival, consisting of song and dance throughout the night.
347 ariwo Noun /ā.ɾī.wō/ any plant of species Monodora myristica (African nutmeg or calabash nutmeg).
348 ariya Noun /à.ɾí.já/ joy, merriment, party, festival.
349 arobo Noun /ā.ɾò.bó/ newborn baby, infant.
350 arojú Noun
351 aroko Noun /à.ɾō.kò/ In traditional Yoruba society, a symbolic message sent as a form of communication between two entities. The purpose of t…
352 arọn Noun /à.ɾɔ̃̀/ disease, illness.
353 arúfin Noun
354 arúgbó Noun /ā.ɾú.ɡ͡bó/ old age, elderliness.
355 arugbọn Noun /ā.ɾū.ɡ͡bɔ̃̀/ agemate, peer.
356 arun Noun, Adjective /à.ɾṹ/ defect, inadequacy, problem.
357 arungbo Noun /ā.ɾũ̄.ɡ͡bó/
358 arungun Noun /ā.ɾũ̄.ɡṹ/ Equivalent to 'spendthrift': Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
359 aságun Noun
360 aṣalẹ̀ Noun /à.ʃá.lɛ́/ scavenger; someone who salvages items from waste.
361 aṣamí Noun
362 aṣaro Noun /à.ʃá.ɾó/ A yam or potato porridge.
363 aṣàtìpó Noun
364 aṣàwárí Noun
365 aṣawo Noun
366 aṣàwòrò Noun
367 aṣẹ́jú Noun
368 asẹn Noun /ā.sɛ̃́/
369 aṣẹ́wó Noun /ā.ʃɛ́.wó/ prostitute, hoe, slut.
370 aṣeyọri Noun /à.ʃē.jɔ̄.ɾí/ the act doing of something successfully to the end.
371 asia Noun /à.sí.á/ Equivalent to 'flag': Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.
372 aṣigba Noun /à.ʃí.ɡ͡bà/ door frame.
373 asiidi Noun /á.síì.dì/ Equivalent to 'acid': Acronym of atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability, a set of properties that guarantee d…
374 asin Noun /ā.sĩ́/ shrew; (in particular) Nigerian shrew.
375 asínwín Noun /ā.sĩ́.wĩ́/ lunatic, demented person, insane person.
376 aṣiwèrè Noun
377 aṣọ-ẹbi Noun /ā.ʃɔ̄.ɛ̄.bí/ aso ebi (ceremonial clothing).
378 aṣọ́gbó Noun Equivalent to 'forest ranger': A person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land.
379 aṣojú Noun
380 aṣọ́lé Noun /ā.ʃɔ́.lé/ Equivalent to 'Goalkeeper': A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a…
381 asọsọ Noun /ā.sɔ̄.sɔ̄/ west African thrush (Turdus pelios).
382 aṣuké Noun
383 asun Noun /à.sũ̄/ something that is roasted; (in particular) roasted goat meat.
384 asùnta Noun /ā.sũ̀.tā/ rough sleeper; homeless person.
385 aṣùwà Noun
386 ataare Noun /ā.tāā.ɾē/ Guinea pepper, alligator pepper (Aframomum spp.).
387 ataju Noun /ā.tā.d͡ʒú/ Equivalent to 'tear gas': Any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or…
388 atalẹ̀ Noun /ā.tā.lɛ̀/ Equivalent to 'Ginger': The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and…
389 atalíyá Noun
390 atapari Noun /à.tà.k͡pà.ɾí/ skull of an animal.
391 atari Noun /à.tà.ɾí/ crown of the head.
392 atàwé Noun /ā.tà.wé/ Equivalent to 'Bookseller': A person engaged in the business of selling books.
393 atayẹ́ Noun
394 atẹ́gùn Noun /ā.tɛ́.ɡũ̀/ the act of stepping on something to climb.
395 atẹjiṣẹ Noun /à.tɛ̀.d͡ʒí.ʃɛ́/ text message.
396 atẹlẹwọ Noun /à.tɛ́.lɛ̄.wɔ́/ palm (of hand).
397 atíálá Noun /ā.tí.á.lá/ The African pied hornbill, Lophoceros fasciatus or Tockus fasciatus.
398 atibaba Noun /à.tí.bà.bà/ tent, booth.
399 atijọ Noun, Adjective /à.tī.d͡ʒɔ́/ ancient, prehistorical.
400 atike Noun /à.tí.kè/ powder, (in particular) face powder.
401 atimọle Noun /à.tì.mɔ̃́.lé/ prison, detention centre, solitary confinement.
402 atíòro Noun /ā.tíò.ɾō/ The African pied hornbill, Lophoceros fasciatus or Tockus fasciatus.
403 atipo Noun /à.tì.k͡pó/ sojourner, settler, foreigner.
404 atiro Noun
405 atọgbẹ Noun /à.tɔ̀.ɡ͡bɛ̄/
406 atọ́ka Noun /ā.tɔ́.ꜜkā/ the one who points; pointer.
407 atọọka Noun /ā.tɔ́ɔ̀.kā/
408 atọọle Noun /ā.tɔ̀ɔ́.lé/ one who wets themselves.
409 atọrọ Noun
410 atọsi Noun /à.tɔ̀.sí/ gonorrhea.
411 atọsin Noun /à.tɔ̀.sĩ́/
412 atọtọ Noun /ā.tɔ̄.tɔ̄/ uncircumcised penis; foreskin.
413 atótónu Noun
414 atúmọ̀ Noun
415 atupa Noun /à.tù.k͡pà/ lamp, lantern.
416 auta Noun /à.ú.tà/ co-brother-in-law, co-brother; (in particular) two men married to women from the same family (sisters or cousins).
417 awakùsà Noun
418 awawa Noun /à.wà.wà/ Tree hyrax.
419 awẹn Noun /à.wɛ̃̀/
420 awèrè Noun /ā.wè.ɾè/ Common patas monkey.
421 awijare Noun /à.wí.d͡ʒà.ɾē/ the act of arguing in defence of some position.
422 awiṣẹ Noun /à.wí.ʃɛ̄/ prophecy, usually used in reference to the powers of the orisha Ifá or Ifá divination.
423 awọfi Noun /à.wɔ̀.fī/
424 awoko Noun /à.wò.kō/ The nightingale bird, known in Yoruba proverbs for its beautiful singing.
425 awọn Noun, Adverb, Pronoun /à.wɔ̃̄/ something or someone that is expensive.
426 aworo Noun /à.wò.ɾò/ An executioner, whom specifically serves the orisha Orò as one who kills the live animals brought as sacrifices.
427 awujẹ Noun /à.wù.d͡ʒɛ̀/ fontanelle, soft spot on a baby's head.
428 awun Noun /ā.wũ̄/
429 awurọ Noun /à.wú.ɾɔ̀/
430 ayaba Noun /ā.jā.bā/
431 ayafi Preposition /à.jà.fī/ except, unless.
432 ayasẹ̀ Noun A city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
433 ayederu Noun /ā.jé.dè.ɾú/ fake entity, forgery.
434 ayegbe Noun /à.jè.ɡ͡bè/ mirror, glass.
435 ayeraye Noun /ā.jé.ɾā.jé/ Equivalent to 'eternity': Existence without end, infinite time.
436 ayerẹ Noun /ā.jè.ɾɛ́/ the tree Albizia glaberrima.
437 ayẹyẹ Noun /ā.jɛ̄.jɛ̄/ celebration, festival, party, ceremony.
438 ayíkúlè Noun /ā.jí.kú.lè/ dung beetle.
439 ayinrin Noun /à.jĩ̀.ɾĩ́/ A carnivorous animal similar to the fox that preys on fowl.
440 ayírí Noun
441 ayiyọn Noun /à.jí.jɔ̃̀/ sweetness.
442 ayòayò Noun /ā.jò.ā.jò/ Synonym of ayo (“African strategy game”).
443 ayọpọrọ Noun /ā.jɔ̀.k͡pɔ̀.ɾɔ́/ (Àkúrẹ́) extreme joy, enthusiasm, to be ecstatic, to be elated, very happy.
444 ayún Noun /ā.jũ̀/
445 ayungi Noun
446 b.a. Adverb /bí à.k͡pɛ̄ɛ̄.ɾɛ̄/ abbreviation of bí àpẹẹrẹ (“e.g.; for example”).
447 baalẹ Noun /bāá.lɛ̀/ In pre-colonial Yoruba society, the head or ruler of a small village or a town. In modern day Nigeria, most baálẹ̀ have…
448 baali Noun /báá.lì/
449 bààlúù Noun /bàà.lúù/ airplane, helicopter.
450 baara Noun /báá.ɾà/ beggary, alms.
451 baba Noun, Adjective /bà.bà/ A prefix for given names in the class orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá, given to children who are believed to be reincarnations of a ma…
452 babaláo Noun
453 baibai Noun /bà.ì.bà.ì/ blurry; obscure; dim.
454 báírò Noun /bá.í.ɾò/ pen (in particular) ballpoint pen.
455 bàjẹ́ Noun
456 bakẹ Noun /bà.kɛ́/ African buffalo.
457 balaga Verb /bà.lá.ɡà/ to reach the age of puberty; to become sexually mature.
458 balẹ̀ Noun, Verb /bā.lɛ̀/ Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
459 baluu Noun /bà.lúù/
460 bánà Noun Those of the Fali people who inhabit Nigeria.
461 banba Noun /bà.ŋ̀.bà/ huge; gigantic.
462 báǹkì Noun
463 bàǹtẹ́ Noun /bà.ŋ̀.tɛ́/ A barangay of Calbayog, Samar, Philippines.
464 baọlọji Noun /bà.ɔ́.lɔ́.d͡ʒì/ Equivalent to 'biology': The study of all life or living matter.
465 báráàkì Noun
466 barafin Noun /bā.ɾā.fĩ́/ Equivalent to 'Kerosene': A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/p…
467 barafo Noun /bà.ɾà.fò/
468 bàràwé Noun
469 barawo Noun /bà.ɾá.wò/
470 bareke Noun /bá.ɾé.kè/
471 báríkà Noun
472 basejẹ Noun /bà.sè.d͡ʒɛ́/ vandalism.
473 básíkù Noun
474 bata Noun /bà.tà/ batá drum, a kind of drum sacred to the orisha Ṣàngó, it is one of the 4 families of drums (ìlù) among the Yoruba.
475 báùn Noun
476 bawo Adverb /bá.ꜜwō/ Equivalent to 'how': An artificial barrow or tumulus; in later folklore, associated with fairies.
477 báyẹ̀n Noun
478 bayii Noun, Adverb /bá.ꜜjí/ any unspecified entity.
479 bébà Noun /bé.bà/
480 bèbè Noun A female given name.
481 bẹdunjẹ Noun /bɛ́.dũ̄.d͡ʒɛ̀/ western dwarf hornbill.
482 bẹ́ẹ̀dì Noun A thin, often flavored, Indian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a tendu leaf.
483 bèèrè Noun, Verb /béé.ɾé/ eldest child; (especially) eldest daughter.
484 bẹlẹjẹ Noun /bɛ̀.lɛ̀.d͡ʒɛ́/ aluminum (chemical element, Al, atomical number 13).
485 bẹ́lórí Noun
486 bẹ̀rẹ̀ Noun, Verb /bɛ̀.ɾɛ́/ an elderly male relative; (in particular) a revered or adored male elder.
487 bẹ́rí Noun /bɛ́.ɾí/ to behead.
488 bẹ́rin Noun
489 beru Verb /bè.ɾù/ to show respect, to venerate.
490 bẹ́yẹ̀n Noun
491 bíbì Noun A grandmother.
492 bikita Verb /bì.kí.tà/ to care for, to have concern for.
493 bílálà Noun /bí.lá.là/ a drumstick made of flexible raw hide.
494 biliọnu Noun /bí.lí.ɔ̀.nù/
495 bìlísì Noun /bì.lí.sì/ Equivalent to 'devil': An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
496 bínú Noun
497 bíréèkì Noun
498 bírò Noun, Verb /bí.ɾɔ̀/ A Biro brand ballpoint pen.
499 bọbọ Noun /bɔ̀.bɔ́/ young man; bros; brother (term of affection for a young man).
500 bode Noun /bō.dè/ a point of entry; entrance.
501 bọdi Noun, Verb to insert some type of medication (often an IM) into the anus, buttocks.
502 bóki Noun
503 bọkọtọ Noun /bɔ̀.kɔ́.tɔ̀/ cowfoot meat.
504 bọọlu Noun /bɔ́ɔ̀.lù/ Equivalent to 'football': A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by th…
505 bora Verb /bó.ɾā/ to bleach one's skin; to lighten one's skin.
506 borí Noun Orthographe alternative de borie.
507 bọta Noun /bɔ́.tà/
508 bọti Noun /bɔ̀.tí/ Equivalent to 'Malt': Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
509 bọ̀wá Noun
510 bọ̀wọ̀ Noun
511 boya Adverb /bó.já/ perhaps, maybe.
512 buaya Verb /bù.á.jà/ to be large, to be expensive, (in degree or quantity).
513 buba Noun /bù.bá/ inner garment worn by men typically under an agbada.
514 buburu Noun, Adjective /bú.bū.ɾú/ bad, evil, wicked.
515 buka Noun /bú.kà/ A type of pepper stew made in búkà restaurants.
516 bukata Noun personal business, obligation.
517 búládà Noun
518 bulausi Noun /bú.lá.ù.sì/
519 bulọọgu Noun /bú.lɔ́ɔ̀.ɡù/
520 buluu Adjective
521 bura Verb /bú.ɾā/ to swear, to take an oath, to forswear.
522 búrafún Noun
523 búráìbù Noun
524 burẹdi Noun /bú.ɾɛ́.dì/
525 burẹwa Verb /bū.ɾɛ́.wà/ to be ugly.
526 burọda Noun /bù.ɾɔ̀.dá/ brother; (in particular) older brother or a slightly older male relative.
527 buuru Noun /búú.ɾú/ hide and seek.
528 bùyípo Noun
529 daadaa Noun, Adverb /dáā.dáā/
530 dààmú Noun
531 dabaara Noun /dà.báà.ɾà/ magic, devious scheme, scam, trick.
532 dabira Verb /dá.bí.ɾà/ to perform a feat.
533 dábọ̀ Noun Commune située dans le département de la Moselle, en France.
534 dábùú Noun
535 dada Noun /dà.dā/ An orisha of nature, plants, and children. They are identified as an older sibling of Ṣàngó and associated as the deific…
536 dádé Noun
537 dafa Noun, Verb /dá.fá/ to practice or engage in Ifa divination.
538 dagba Verb /dà.ɡ͡bà/ to age; to grow.
539 daji Noun /dá.d͡ʒì/
540 dájọ́ Noun Equivalent to 'date': The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day…
541 daju Noun, Verb, Adverb /dá.d͡ʒú/ The Daju languages, spoken in Sudan.
542 dákẹ́ Noun
543 dakun Interjection /dá.kũ̄/ accept my apology, sorry.
544 dalẹ̀ Noun A valley: galloped over hill and dale.
545 dálójú Noun
546 damira Verb /dā.mĩ̄.ɾā/ to break water; literally to lose one's amniotic fluid before one goes into labor.
547 dana Verb /dá.nã́/ to start a fire.
548 dandogo Noun /dà.ŋ́.dó.ɡó/ A type of large garment normally reserved for the wealthy and aristocrats, it denotes high status and power.
549 dani Verb /dá.nĩ́/ to own something in ones own right.
550 dánnu Noun
551 danpara Noun /dá.ŋ̀.k͡pá.ɾá/
552 danṣiki Noun
553 danwo Noun, Verb /dã́.wò/ to test someone or oneself; to try to do something.
554 dáódù Noun
555 dara Noun, Verb /dá.ɾā/ A male given name from Irish.
556 daran Noun
557 dárúkọ Noun
558 dáúkọ Noun
559 dawa Noun /dá.wà/
560 dawati Verb /dà.wá.tì/ to go missing; to disappear; to vanish.
561 dẹ̀bìtì Noun
562 dẹ́bùú Noun
563 dèdè Noun, Verb /dē.dē/ all, everything, everyone.
564 dedeèdè Noun
565 dedere Noun /dè.dè.ɾé/ preauricular sinus.
566 dèfún Noun
567 dẹ́kun Noun
568 delé Noun To delete.
569 dẹ̀rin Noun
570 dibo Verb /dì.bò/ to do divination with yes-or-no responses with questions posed by a client.
571 díbọ́n Noun
572 dide Verb /dì.dē/ to stand, get up, rise.
573 dìdebọ̀ Noun
574 dídó Noun A fuss, a row.
575 dídọ̀tí Noun
576 dídùn Noun
577 difa Noun, Verb /dí.fá/ to practice or engage in Ifa divination.
578 digbolu Verb /dì.ɡ͡bò.lù/ to collide with something headfirst.
579 digi Noun /dí.ɡí/ mirror, glass.
580 digo Noun, Verb /dí.ɡò/ underwear, loincloth.
581 díje Noun
582 dilali Noun /dì.lá.lì/ salesmanship, middlemanship.
583 díndín Noun
584 díngí Noun Equivalent to 'mirror': A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that…
585 díngí罀 Noun
586 dinku Verb /dĩ́.kù/ to reduce the quantity or scale of something, to decrease.
587 dipẹta Noun, Verb /dí.k͡pɛ̄.tà/ to rust; to become rusty.
588 dípò Noun
589 disai Noun /dì.sá.ì/ seven o'clock or nine o'clock p.m.
590 diti Verb /dī.tí/ to be deaf.
591 dọbalẹ Verb /dɔ̀.bá.lɛ̀/ to prostrate.
592 dóbò Noun
593 dodo Noun, Verb /dò.dò/ The plants Adenia lobata and Adenia cissampeloides.
594 dòdòòdò Noun
595 dógò Noun
596 dokita Noun /dó.kí.tà/
597 dókó Noun A lungfish.
598 dọla Noun Equivalent to 'dollar': Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United State…
599 dóni Noun Type de bateau utilisé aux Maldives et au Sri Lanka.
600 dóòdì Noun
601 dooje Noun /dòò.d͡ʒé/
602 dópin Noun
603 dọti Verb /dɔ̀.tí/ to be dirty.
604 dubulẹ Verb /dù.bú.lɛ̀/ to lie down.
605 dúdú Noun, Verb, Adjective /dú.dú/ something that is black or dark in colour.
606 dújẹ̀ Noun
607 dukia Noun /dú.kì.á/ property, riches.
608 dumbu Verb /dú.ŋ́.bú/ to butcher, to slaughter (in particular) in the halal method.
609 dunbu Verb /dú.ŋ́.bú/
610 dundun Noun /dũ̀.dṹ/ dun dun drum; a type of talking drum (pitch-bending drum that mimics the tonal speech of Yorùbá).
611 duniyan Noun /dú.nĩ́.jã̀/ world, earth.
612 dúnkún Noun
613 duọọsi Noun /dú.ɔ́ɔ̀.sì/ underpants, underwear.
614 dúpẹ́ Noun A person who has been deceived.
615 duro Verb /dú.ɾó/
616 duuru Noun /dùù.ɾù/ piano, organ, harp.
617 ẹ̀bádò Noun
618 ẹbáfín Noun
619 ẹ̀bẹ Noun Initialism of extraterrestrial biological entity.
620 ẹbẹkọn Noun /ɛ̀.bɛ́.kɔ̃̀/ only child.
621 ebibo Noun /è.bí.bó/ Ikalẹ form of èèpo (“peel”).
622 ebiripo Noun /è.bì.ɾì.k͡pò/ A food eaten by the Ìjẹ̀bú and Rẹ́mọ Yoruba people, made from grated taro (cocoyam), mixed with water, and then boiled…
623 ẹbiti Noun /ɛ̀.bì.tì/ A traditional Yoruba loaded animal suspended trap, consisting of a load of dirt or stone, held by a branch, with food un…
624 ẹbọgu Noun /ɛ̀.bɔ́.ɡù/
625 Ẹbọnyi Noun /ɛ̀.bɔ̃́.jì/ Ebonyi (a state of Nigeria).
626 ẹbọra Noun /ɛ̄.bɔ̄.ɾā/ mythological monster or troll believed to live in forests.
627 ẹbun Noun /ɛ̀.bũ̀/ Equivalent to 'gift': Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
628 ẹburu Noun /ɛ̀.bù.ɾú/ short route.
629 ebute Noun /è.bú.té/ harbor, port, wharf.
630 ẹ̀dan Noun
631 edidu Noun /è.dí.dú/
632 edidun Noun /è.dí.dṹ/ Ikalẹ form of èédú (“coal”).
633 ẹdinwo Noun /ɛ̀.dĩ́.wó/
634 edio Noun /ē.dīó/
635 ẹdiyẹ Noun /ɛ̄.dì.jɛ̄/
636 ẹdọforo Noun /ɛ̀.dɔ̀.fó.ɾó/
637 edólo Noun Commune d’Italie de la province de Brescia dans la région de la Lombardie.
638 ẹdọn Noun /ɛ̄.dɔ̃̄/ Ọwọ form of ẹdun (“colobus monkey”).
639 ẹdụn Noun /ɛ̄.dũ̄/ colobus monkey (Colobus vellerosus), known for its deep cultural association with twins.
640 ẹdùn暫 Noun
641 ẹduwẹ Noun /ɛ̄.dù.wɛ̄/
642 eebu Noun /èé.bú/ A cutting of a mature plant used to cultivate the growing of a new plant, (in particular) a cutting or slice of a yam tu…
643 ẹẹdogun Adjective /ɛ̀ɛ́.dó.ɡṹ/
644 ẹẹfa Adjective /ɛ̄ɛ́fà/ six (used when counting).
645 eefin Noun /èé.fĩ́/ Equivalent to 'smoke': The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
646 eegbọn Noun /ēé.ɡ͡bɔ̃̄/ tick, specifically a hard tick of the genus Amblyomma.
647 eeje Adjective /ēé.ꜜd͡ʒē/ seven (used when counting).
648 eéjì Noun, Adjective /ēéd͡ʒì/ Equivalent to 'two': The station code of Tai Wo in Hong Kong.
649 ẹẹjọ Adjective /ɛ̄ɛ́.ꜜd͡ʒɔ̄/ eight (used when counting).
650 ẹ̀ẹ̀kan Noun /ɛ̀ɛ̀.kã̄/ Equivalent to 'once': A fan of the Korean girl band Twice.
651 eekanna Noun /èé.kã́.nã́/ A term used to identify a diverse variety of plants and trees with typically thorny features.
652 ẹẹkẹ Noun /ɛ̀ɛ̀.kɛ́/ Obsolete spelling of eke.
653 eekẹnna Noun /èé.kɛ̃́.nã́/
654 eeku Noun /ēē.kū/ A mucilaginous plant similar to ewédú and ọọ́yọ́, used to make a vegetable stew.
655 eekun Noun /ēé.kṹ/ Equivalent to 'knee': In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh an…
656 eela Noun /èé.lá/ a type of skin inflammation or rash from herpes or eczema.
657 ẹẹmẹfa Adverb /ɛ̀ɛ̀mɛ̄fà/ six times.
658 ẹẹmeje Adverb /ɛ̀ɛ̀mēd͡ʒē/ seven times.
659 ẹẹmeji Adverb /ɛ̀ɛ̀mēd͡ʒì/
660 ẹẹmẹjọ Adverb /ɛ̀ɛ̀mɛ̄d͡ʒɔ̄/ eight times.
661 ẹẹmẹrin Adverb /ɛ̀ɛ̀mɛ̄ɾĩ̄/ four times.
662 ẹẹmẹta Adverb /ɛ̀ɛ̀mɛ̄tā/ three times, thrice.
663 ẹẹmẹwaa Adverb /ɛ̀ɛ̀.mɛ̄.ꜜwá/ ten times.
664 èèpà Noun, Interjection /èè.k͡pà/ crumb, crust; (in particular) hardened crumb of overcooked or burned food.
665 eepinni Noun /ēé.k͡pĩ̀.nĩ̀/ a very small amount.
666 ẹẹ́rà Noun /èè.ɾà/ The leaves of the plants Thaumatococcus daniellii and Megaphrynium macrostachyum, which are used in wrapping foods like…
667 ẹẹ́rin Noun, Adjective /ɛ̄ɛ́.ꜜɾĩ̄/ Equivalent to 'four': The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
668 eeru Noun /ēé.ɾú/ scum, filth, or impurities on liquid.
669 ẹẹta Adjective /ɛ̄ɛ́.ꜜtā/ three (used when counting).
670 eetu Noun /èè.tù/ propitiation, atonement.
671 ẹẹwaa Adjective /ɛ̄ɛ́.ꜜwá/ ten (used when counting).
672 eewọ Noun, Interjection /èè.wɔ̀/ taboo, cultural or religious prohibition.
673 eeyi Noun /èé.jī/ skin rash caused by measles.
674 eéyọ́ Noun /ɛ̀ɛ̀.jɔ̀/
675 ẹ̀fẹ̀ Noun A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.
676 ẹfịnfịn Noun /ɛ̄.fɪ̃̄.fɪ̃̄/
677 efinrin Noun /ē.fĩ̄.ɾĩ̄/ African basil (Ocimum gratissimum).
678 ẹfọn Noun /ɛ̄.fɔ̃̀/ A deadly type of arrow.
679 ẹfọ́nhà Noun
680 efu-iya Noun
681 ẹfun Noun /ɛ̄.fũ̄/
682 efùrù Noun
683 ẹ̀fúùfù Noun /ɛ̀.fúù.fù/ strong wind.
684 ẹ̀gàn Noun
685 Ẹ̀gbá Noun /ɛ̀.ɡ͡bá/ the Egba people, a subgroup of the Yoruba people, historically consisting of three sections, the Gbágùrá or Ẹ̀gbá-Àgùrá…
686 ẹgbàá Noun, Adjective /ɛ̄.ɡ͡bàá/ six pence (sixpence); in modern usage, five kobo.
687 Ẹgbado Noun /ɛ̀.ɡ͡bá.dò/ the Ẹ̀gbádò dialect spoken by the Yéwa people.
688 ẹ̀gbẹ́ Noun /è.ɡ͡bè/ a town outside from one's hometown; a neighboring town to one's hometown.
689 ẹgbẹn Noun /ɛ̀.ɡ͡bɛ̃̄/
690 ẹgbẹnọ Noun /ɛ̀.ɡ͡bɛ́.nɔ̀/
691 egbére Noun /ē.ɡ͡bé.ɾē/ a creature believed to live deep in the forest, wailing loudly and carrying a mat, likely influenced by the loud crying…
692 ẹgbẹrun Adjective /ɛ̄.ɡ͡bɛ̀.ɾṹ/ one thousand.
693 egbi Noun /ē.ɡ͡bī/
694 egbigbo Noun /è.ɡ͡bì.ɡ͡bò/
695 ẹ̀gbin Noun /ē.ɡ͡bĩ̄/ The plants Pericopsis laxiflora and Pericopsis elata (African teak, afromosia).
696 egbò Noun
697 egbogbo Noun /ē.ɡ͡bò.ɡ͡bò/ Ikalẹ form of gbòǹgbò (“root”).
698 ẹgbọn Noun older blood relative on the same level as oneself.
699 egbòogi Noun /ē.ɡ͡bòō.ɡī/ herbal medicine consisting of the use of herbs, bark, and roots.
700 ẹgẹdẹ Noun /ɛ̀.ɡɛ̀.dɛ̀/
701 eghe Noun /è.ɣē/
702 ẹghẹn Noun, Pronoun /ɛ̀.ɣɛ̃̄/ you (emphatic second-person plural honorific personal pronoun).
703 eghighọ Noun /è.ɣì.ɣɔ̀/ Ikalẹ form of èèwọ̀ (“taboo”).
704 egho Noun /ē.ɣó/
705 eghoro Noun /ē.ɣō.ɾō/ Ọwọ form of ehoro (“rabbit”).
706 egigun Noun /ē.ɡí.ɡṹ/ Equivalent to 'kapok tree': Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers…
707 egii Noun /è.ɡìì/
708 ẹgin Noun /ɛ̀.ɡĩ̄/
709 eginrin Noun
710 egiri Noun /è.ɡì.ɾì/ a type of ancient warrior or guard, equivalent to the local police force; a member of the Ègìrì warrior clan or class.
711 egue Noun /ē.ɡū.è/ village, hamlet.
712 ẹ̀gún Noun /è.ɡũ̀/ Ogu people, an ethnic group from Benin, Lagos, and Ogun State.
713 ẹ̀gúnjẹ Noun /ɛ̀.ɡṹ.d͡ʒɛ̄/ bribery, kickback, settlement.
714 egunrín Noun
715 ẹgunsi Noun /ɛ̀.ɡṹ.sí/
716 egurè Noun /ē.ɡū.ɾè/ Equivalent to 'hamlet': A protein complex of alpha-lactalbumin and oleic acid that induces apoptosis in tumor cells, but…
717 egúrù Noun /ē.ɡú.ɾù/ sandstone, a generic name for any type of sedimentary rock.
718 ẹ̀gúsí Noun /ɛ̀.ɡú.sí/ egusi (The seeds of the egusi melon used to make soup).
719 ẹgwa Noun, Adjective /ɛ̀.ɡʷá/ (Adjective).
720 ẹ̀há Noun
721 ehihẹn Noun /è.hí.hɛ̃́/
722 ehìkọ́ Noun /ē.hì.kɔ́/ warthog, wild boar.
723 ẹhin Noun /ɛ̀.hĩ̀/ archaic spelling of ẹ̀yìn (“back”).
724 ehoro Noun /ē.hō.ɾō/ rabbit, hare; (in particular) African savanna hare.
725 ehùrù Noun
726 eighọ Noun /è.ì.ɣɔ̀/ Ọwọ form of èèwọ̀ (“taboo”).
727 eijẹ Noun /ē.í.d͡ʒɛ̄/ food; (in particular) yam.
728 ẹinlá Noun
729 ẹ̀ị̀ọ̀灧 Noun
730 ẹiyẹ Noun archaic spelling of ẹyẹ (“bird”).
731 ẹ̀jẹ̀n燢 Noun
732 ejide Noun /è.d͡ʒì.dé/ An oríkì or praise name for twins.
733 ejijẹ Noun /ē.d͡ʒí.d͡ʒɛ̄/
734 ejika Noun /è.d͡ʒì.ká/ Equivalent to 'shoulder': The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck…
735 ejila Adjective /è.d͡ʒì.lá/
736 ejirẹ Noun /è.d͡ʒì.ɾɛ́/ A praise or oríkì name for twins.
737 ejò-inú Noun /ē.d͡ʒò.ī.nṹ/ tapeworm, roundworm.
738 ẹjoji Noun /ɛ̀.d͡ʒò.d͡ʒì/ stranger, foreigner.
739 ẹ̀kàn Noun
740 ekeegbe Noun /è.kéè.ɡ͡bè/
741 ẹ̀kẹfà Noun
742 ẹ̀keje Noun
743 ekeji Noun, Adjective /è.kē.d͡ʒì/ companion, accomplice.
744 ẹ̀kẹjọ Noun
745 ẹ̀kẹrin Noun
746 ẹ̀kẹta Noun Equivalent to 'third': The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
747 ẹ̀kẹwàá Noun
748 ekiki Noun /è.kī.kì/
749 ẹ̀kíní Noun
750 ẹkiri Noun /ɛ̀.kì.ɾì/ black duiker (Cephalophus niger).
751 ekisa Noun /è.kí.sà/
752 Ẹkisodu Noun /ɛ́.kí.só.dù/ the book of Exodus.
753 ẹ̀kọ Noun /è.kó/ A Yoruba dialect spoken in Lagos by the people of Èkó.
754 ekoidẹ Noun /è.kó.í.dɛ̄/
755 ekolo Noun /ē.kò.ló/ earthworm.
756 ẹkuẹ Noun /ɛ̀.kù.ɛ́/
757 ekulu Noun /è.kù.lù/ common duiker.
758 ẹkun Noun /ɛ̄.kũ̀/ fulfillment, fulness, completion.
759 ekura Noun /ē.kū.ɾá/ a species of large fish, usually identified as a swordfish or barracuda.
760 ẹkurẹ Noun /ɛ̀.kù.ɾɛ́/ door, doorjamb.
761 ekuru Noun /è.kū.ɾū/ A plant of species Waltheria indica (sleepy morning, boater bush).
762 ekute Noun /è.kú.té/ A general name for rodents found in the house as opposed to the wild, including the asín and ọ̀fọ́n-ọ̀n.
763 ekutu Noun /ē.kù.tù/ a type of whistle or horn used by a hunter; dog whistle.
764 Ẹ̀là Noun /ɛ̀.là/ A primordial ìmọlẹ̀ or energy force of the Yoruba religion, associated with the deity Orunmila and divination, said to b…
765 ẹ̀lẹ̀ Noun Elephant.
766 elébòlò Noun
767 Ẹlẹ́dàá Noun /ɛ̄.lɛ́.ꜜdá/ the Creator, God.
768 ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ Noun /ɛ̄.lɛ́.dɛ̀/ Equivalent to 'Pig': Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout a…
769 ẹlẹ́gàn Noun
770 ẹlẹ́gbà Noun
771 elégédé Noun /ē.lé.ɡé.dé/ pumpkin, melon.
772 ẹlẹha Noun /ɛ̄.lɛ́.hà/ niqabi, a woman who practices purdah.
773 ẹlẹja Noun /ɛ̄.lɛ́.d͡ʒā/ fish vendor; fishmonger.
774 elékèé Noun
775 elékìtí Noun /ē.lé.kì.tí/ chimpanzee.
776 ẹlẹ́kọ Noun
777 Ẹlẹkọle Noun /ɛ̄.lɛ́.kɔ̀.lé/ The official title of the traditional ruler of Ìkọ̀lé (also known as Ìkọ̀lé-Èkìtì) town in Èkìtì State of Nigeria.
778 elékuru Noun
779 ẹlẹluu Noun /ɛ̄.lɛ́.ꜜlú/ A person who makes indigo dye or sells indigo-dyed clothing.
780 ẹlẹ́mu Noun /ɛ̄.lɛ́.mũ̄/ palm wine seller.
781 ẹlẹ́nà Noun A female given name from Italian, Spanish, or Ancient Greek.
782 ẹlẹ́ǹgà Noun Equivalent to 'Grasshopper': A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long dis…
783 elénì Noun A transliteration of the Greek female given name Ελένη (Eléni).
784 elénìní Noun
785 ẹlẹ́pà Noun /ɛ̄.lɛ́.k͡pà/ A peanut farmer, someone who sells peanuts.
786 ẹlẹ́ran Noun
787 elére Noun
788 ẹlẹ́rin Noun
789 ẹlẹ́rọ Noun Equivalent to 'engineer': A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other…
790 ẹlẹ́rù Noun
791 ẹlẹ́sà Noun
792 ẹlẹ́sìn Noun
793 eleṣu Noun /ē.lé.ʃù/ One who is cunning or clever, a trickster, one with traits similar to Èṣù.
794 ẹlẹ́tẹ̀ Noun
795 eleuriu Noun /ē.lé.ū.ɾí.ū/ a highly venomous snake.
796 ẹlẹwọn Noun /ɛ̄.lɛ́.wɔ̃̀/
797 ẹlẹ́yà Noun
798 ẹlẹyẹ Noun
799 eléyìí Noun
800 ẹlẹ́yọ Noun
801 ẹlịlá Noun /ɛ̄.lɪ̄.lá/ cow; (in particular) a shorthorn dwarf cow known as muturu. This species of cow is different from the zebu cow known as…
802 ẹliri Noun /ɛ̀.lí.ɾí/ a very small bush rat; (in particular) African pygmy mouse.
803 ẹlòmíì Noun /ɛ̄.lò.mĩ́ĩ̀/ another person; someone else.
804 elubọ Noun /è.lù.bɔ́/ a parboiled and dried crop processed into flour; (in particular) such flour used to make dishes like àmàlà.
805 eluju Noun /è.lù.d͡ʒù/
806 ẹ̀lúlú Noun /ɛ̀.lú.lú/
807 ẹmẹsẹ̀ Noun Nom dans l’Antiquité de la ville de Homs, à l’ouest de la Syrie actuelle.
808 ẹ̀mí Noun /ɛ̀.mĩ́/ Equivalent to 'I': An orthographic ⟨i⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the consonant /j/, as in the word "peculi…
809 Ẹmilalẹ Noun /ɛ̀.mɪ̃̀.lā.lɛ̀/ a divinity and spirit of the Earth worshipped mainly by the Eastern Yoruba people. It is regarded as a divinity of prosp…
810 emimi Noun /è.mĩ́.mĩ́/ Ìkálẹ̀ and Èkìtì form of èémí (“breath”).
811 emirin Noun /ē.mĩ́.ɾĩ́/ a type of biting insect similar to a mosquito; gnat.
812 ẹmọ́ Noun /ɛ̄.mɔ̃̄/ bush rat; (in particular) Tullberg's soft-furred mouse.
813 ẹmudo Noun /ɛ̀.mṹ.dó/ a herbal hypnotic ring used to kidnap a woman and rape her.
814 ẹmụẹ Noun /ɛ̀.mʊ̃̀.ɛ̃̀/ freshly harvested yam.
815 emurẹn Noun /ē.mṹ.ɾɛ̃́/ a type of blood-sucking insect, gnat.
816 ẹn-ẹn Noun
817 enia Noun archaic spelling of ènìyàn (“human being”).
818 ẹnìkan Noun
819 ẹnikẹni Noun /ɛ̄.nĩ̄.kɛ́.nĩ̄/
820 enini Noun /ē.nĩ̄.nĩ̄/ early morning dew found on leaves and plants.
821 ẹnịnụ Noun /ɛ̀.nɪ̃́.nʊ̃́/
822 eniyan Noun person, people, human being.
823 ẹnjinia Noun /ɛ̄.ŋ̄.d͡ʒī.ní.à/ Equivalent to 'engineer': A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other…
824 Ẹnọ́kù Noun
825 ẹnu-ẹyẹ Noun
826 Ẹnugu Noun /ɛ̄.nṹ.ɡū/ Enugu State (a state of Nigeria).
827 ẹ̀pà Noun /ɛ̀.k͡pà/ Bambara groundnut.
828 epipa Noun /è.k͡pí.k͡pá/
829 epiya Noun /è.k͡pì.jà/ tilapia, (in particular) Nile tilapia and Oreochromis aureus.
830 ẹpọn Noun /ɛ̄.k͡pɔ̃̀/ something that is the color red.
831 ẹpọ́n燢 Noun
832 ẹranko Noun /ɛ̄.ɾã̄.kō/ wild animal.
833 ẹranmi Noun /ɛ̄.ɾã̄.mĩ̄/ marine mammal.
834 erè-inú Noun
835 erèé Noun /ē.ɾèé/ black-eyed pea (cowpea); lima bean.
836 erégúrù Noun
837 ẹrẹja Noun /ɛ̄.ɾɛ́.d͡ʒà/ market square; the central market in an Èkìtì Yorùbá town. It normally opens every five days.
838 ẹrẹkẹ Noun /ɛ̀.ɾɛ̀.kɛ́/
839 erekuṣu Noun /ē.ɾé.kù.ʃù/ island, islet.
840 erembo Noun /ē.ɾè.ŋ̀.bó/ an orange.
841 Ẹ̀rẹ̀nà Noun /ɛ̀.ɾɛ̀.nã̀/ March, the tenth month in the Yoruba calendar, the Kọ́jọ́dá.
842 ereṣupa Noun /ē.ɾé.ʃù.k͡pá/
843 ẹrẹwọn Noun /ɛ̄.ɾɛ̄.wɔ̃̄/ method, mechanism.
844 erewun Noun /ē.ɾé.wũ̀/
845 erigi Noun /ē.ɾì.ɡì/ gum, molar, bicuspid.
846 erikọ Noun /ē.ɾí.kɔ̄/
847 ẹrin Noun, Adjective /ē.ɾĩ̄/ The plant Hunteria umbellata, traditionally used to make arrow poison and used in traditional medicine.
848 ẹrinla Adjective /ɛ̀.rĩ̀.lá/
849 erinmi Noun hippopotamus.
850 eriru Noun /ē.ɾí.ɾú/
851 erirun Noun /è.ɾí.ɾṹ/ Ikalẹ form of èérún (“crumb”).
852 ẹrọ̀fọ̀ Noun
853 eroja Noun /è.ɾò.d͡ʒà/ ingredients, required items for specific use.
854 erongba Noun /è.ɾò.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bà/ idea, objective, goal.
855 eròó Noun
856 erùkù Noun
857 erukutu Noun
858 ẹrun Noun /ɛ̄.ɾũ̄/ (cooked) yam.
859 erùpẹ̀ Noun
860 ẹ̀sà Noun /ɛ̀.sà/ A genre of oríkì poetry performed by worshippers of the Egúngún consisting of chanting and invocation of the spirit of t…
861 ẹsan Noun, Adjective /ɛ̀.sã̄/ revenge, payback, repayment.
862 esibi Noun /è.sì.bí/
863 ẹṣin Noun /ɛ̄.ʃĩ̄/ religion, organized religion.
864 eṣinṣin Noun /ē.ʃĩ̄.ʃĩ̄/ housefly, fly (insect).
865 esunsun Noun
866 esuro Noun /è.sú.ɾó/ The red-flanked duiker, Cephalophus rufilatus.
867 esuru Noun /è.sú.ɾú/ aerial yam (Dioscorea bulbifera).
868 esuu Noun /è.súú/
869 ẹtala Adjective /ɛ̀.tà.lá/
870 ẹ̀tàn Noun A male given name from Hebrew.
871 eteeti Noun /ē.tēē.tí/ every side.
872 etido Noun /ē.tí.dò/ riverside.
873 etikun Noun /ē.tí.ꜜkũ̄/ coast; beach; seaside.
874 ẹtịpa Noun /ɛ̀.tɪ̀.k͡pá/
875 etitan Noun /è.tì.tã̀/
876 etitu Noun /è.tí.tú/
877 ẹtún Noun
878 ẹtụpa Noun /ɛ̀.tʊ̀.k͡pá/ feet, footsteps.
879 eúdù Noun
880 eújù Noun
881 ẹụra Noun /ɛ̄.ʊ̀.ɾà/ water yam; purple yam; Dioscorea alata or Dioscorea smilacifolia.
882 eurẹ Noun /ē.ú.ɾɛ́/
883 ẹwadun Noun /ɛ̀.wá.dṹ/
884 ewébẹ̀ Noun /ē.wé.bɛ̀/ leaf vegetable, herb.
885 ewedo Noun /ē.wé.dò/ water plant, seaweed, moss.
886 ewédú Noun /ē.wé.dú/ A soup made from the cooked leaves of the ewédú plant. When mixed with gbẹ̀gìrì soup it is known as àbùlà.
887 ewéko Noun /ē.wé.kō/ vegetable, farm crop, plant.
888 ẹwẹn Noun, Pronoun /ɛ̀.wɛ̃̄/ you (emphatic second-person plural honorific personal pronoun).
889 ẹwìrì Noun /ɛ̄.wì.ɾì/ bellows (used by blacksmiths).
890 ẹ̀wọ̀n Noun /ɛ̀.wɔ̃̀/ chains; shackles; handcuffs.
891 ewọriwọ Noun /è.wɔ̀.ɾì.wɔ̀/
892 ewua Noun /ē.wù.à/ water yam; purple yam; Dioscorea alata or Dioscorea smilacifolia.
893 ewújù Noun /ē.wú.d͡ʒù/ Equivalent to 'cane rat': A large rodent of the genus Thryonomys, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
894 ewura Noun /ē.wù.ɾà/ purple yam; Dioscorea alata or Dioscorea smilacifolia.
895 ewurẹ Noun /ē.wú.ɾɛ́/ Equivalent to 'goat': Alternative letter-case form of GOAT (“greatest of all time”).
896 ewúro Noun /ē.wú.ꜜɾō/ bitterleaf (Vernonia amygdalina).
897 ewúsà Noun
898 ẹ̀yà Noun
899 ẹyawo Noun /ɛ̀.já.wó/
900 ẹyẹ-ọba Noun /ɛ̄.jɛ̄.ɔ̄.bā/ Yellow-crowned gonolek.
901 ẹyẹ-òfú Noun
902 ẹyẹ-ògé Noun /ɛ̄.jɛ̄.ò.ɡé/ Egyptian plover.
903 ẹyẹlé Noun Equivalent to 'pigeon': One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
904 eyeye Noun /ē.jē.jē/ maternal grandmother.
905 ẹyin Noun, Adverb, Pronoun /ɛ̀.jĩ̄/ Equivalent to 'back': A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, glue…
906 èyinì Noun, Pronoun /è.jī.nĩ̀/ that thing/person.
907 ẹyinju Noun /ɛ̄.jĩ̄.d͡ʒú/ Equivalent to 'Eyeball': An instance of eyeballing something.
908 ẹyịnyịn Noun /ɛ̄.jɪ̃̀.jɪ̃́/
909 eyíyọ́ Noun
910 Ẹ̀yọ̀ Noun /ɛ̄.jɔ̄/ The culture, people, language, and customs of historically the Àwórì subethnic group of the Yoruba, and now the Lagosian…
911 ẹyọ-owó Noun
912 ẹyọlọ Noun /ɛ̄.jɔ́.lɔ́/ a species of cat-like mammal said to be similar to the ògbo.
913 ẹyun Noun /ɛ̄.jṹ/ athlete's foot.
914 ɛkpɔ́n燢 Noun
915 fàájì Noun /fàá.d͡ʒì/ enjoyment, pleasure.
916 faara Verb /fáá.ɾà/ to introduce, to commence.
917 faari Noun /fáà.ɾí/ pride, ostentation.
918 fàbọ̀dí Noun
919 fada Noun /fá.dà/ A public display or performance, normally performed for a king in his court or palace.
920 fadaka Noun /fà.dá.kà/ silver, (chemical element, Ag, atomical number 47).
921 fajuro Verb /fā.d͡ʒú.ɾō/ to frown in displeasure.
922 falala Noun /fà.là.là/ in a free manner; liberally.
923 famu Verb /fà.mũ̄/
924 farahàn Noun A kind of Persian carpet.
925 farao Noun /fá.ɾá.ò/
926 fasiti Noun /fá.sí.tì/ Equivalent to 'university': An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the…
927 fawẹli Noun /fá.wɛ̀.lì/ Equivalent to 'vowel': A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, formin…
928 fayawọ Noun /fà.jà.wɔ́/ smuggling.
929 feeli Verb /féè.lì/ to fail (in an exam).
930 fẹran Noun, Verb /fɛ́.ɾã̀/ Equivalent to 'love': The ship of characters Logan Echolls and Veronica Mars from the television show Veronica Mars.
931 fere Noun /fè.ɾè/ flute; small type of whistle.
932 ferese Noun /fè.ɾè.sé/ Equivalent to 'window': An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from out…
933 fibọ̀dí Noun
934 fidio Noun /fí.díò/
935 fífọ̀ Noun Acronym of first in first out.
936 fifu Noun, Verb, Adjective to be white.
937 fífura Noun
938 fiha Noun
939 fíìmù Noun Equivalent to 'movie': A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the app…
940 fiku Noun /fí.kù/ vehicle licence.
941 fìlà Noun /fì.là/ hat, cap (in particular) the traditional Yoruba caps worn by males.
942 fiofio Noun /fíō.fíō/ very tall; high; lofty.
943 fíríìjì Noun
944 fisiisi Noun /fí.síì.sì/
945 fitami Noun /fí.tá.mĩ̀/
946 fitila Noun /fì.tí.là/
947 fitina Noun, Verb /fì.tí.nã̀/ trouble, unease, conflict.
948 fọfọ̀ Noun /fɔ́.fɔ́/ full to the brim; packed; stuffed.
949 fojúsí Noun
950 fọ́mu Noun
951 fọnfọn Noun /fɔ̃̄.fɔ̃̄/ soundly; deeply; sound asleep.
952 fọnná Noun
953 fóònù Noun /fóò.nũ̀/ phone, telephone.
954 fòpin Noun
955 fọṣọ Noun
956 fọ́tò Noun /fɔ́.tò/
957 fọyín Noun
958 fuku Noun /fù.kù/ lungs, any soft internal organ like the lungs, spleen; especially the one of an animal.
959 funfun Noun, Verb, Adjective /fũ̄.fũ̄/ to be white.
960 fura Noun, Verb /fū.ɾā/ A boiled millet paste that can be crushed in water or milk and eaten like a pap or porridge, similar to ẹ̀kọ.
961 furasí Noun
962 fùrọ̀ Noun /fù.ɾɔ̀/
963 fuyẹ Verb /fújɛ́/ to be relieved from a sickness.
964 gaari Noun /ɡàá.ɾì/
965 gaasi Noun /ɡáà.sì/ natural gas; fuel gas.
966 gabasi Noun /ɡà.bā.sì/ east, sunrise.
967 gafara Verb /ɡá.fá.ɾà/ to excuse, to pardon.
968 gaga Noun /ɡá.ɡà/ eyeglasses, goggles, sunshade.
969 gàlúrà Noun
970 gan-an Noun /ɡã̄ã̄/ exactly, in particular, per se.
971 gangan Noun /ɡã́.ɡã̄/ A common type of talking drum and a subfamily of drums in the dùndún family of drums.
972 gánlẹ̀ Noun
973 gánlò Noun
974 gánpa Noun
975 gánpákó Noun
976 gánpápá Noun
977 gánpọ̀ Noun
978 gánṣọ Noun
979 garawa Noun /ɡā.ɾā.wā/ A large metal or tin bucket.
980 gari Noun, Verb /ɡà.ɾí/ A liquid food made with cassava flour and water.
981 gàsíkíá Noun /ɡà.sí.kí.á/
982 gbaatuu Noun /ɡ͡báà.túù/ commoners; ordinary people.
983 gbaawẹ Verb /ɡ͡bàà.wɛ̀/
984 gbádùn Noun, Verb /ɡ͡bá.dũ̀/
985 gbadura Verb /ɡ͡bà.dú.ɾà/
986 gbagbe Verb /ɡ͡bà.ɡ͡bé/ Equivalent to 'forget': To lose one's reserve, temper, or self-restraint.
987 gbagbọ Verb /ɡ͡bà.ɡ͡bɔ́/ to believe, to have faith.
988 gbàgede Noun
989 gbaju-ẹ Noun fraud; 419.
990 gbajumọ Noun, Verb /ɡ͡bā.d͡ʒú.mɔ̃̀/ famous or popular person, celebrity.
991 gbalaja Noun /ɡ͡bā.lā.d͡ʒā/ at full-length, stretched out, with the whole body.
992 gbalẹ Verb /ɡ͡bá.lɛ̀/ to sweep, to sweep the ground.
993 gbáná Noun
994 gbangba Adverb /ɡ͡bā.ŋ̄.ɡ͡bā/ outside, an open space.
995 gbanjo Noun /ɡ͡bà.ŋ̀.d͡ʒō/
996 gbaradi Verb /ɡ͡bā.ɾā.dì/ to prepare.
997 gbátí Noun
998 gbau Noun /ɡ͡bà.ù/ snapping; breaking suddenly.
999 gbede Noun, Verb /ɡ͡bé.dè/ A Yoruba dialect spoken by the Gbẹdẹ people, in the Okun dialectal cluster.
1000 gbẹdu Noun /ɡ͡bɛ̀.dū/ large sonorous type of drum with a skin made from ẹ̀kìrì (black duiker) or ìgalà hide. It is one of the 4 main families…
1001 gbeegun Verb /ɡ͡béé.ɡṹ/ to cheat in an examination; to smuggle a cheat sheet into an examination.
1002 gbẹfẹ Noun /ɡ͡bɛ̀.fɛ́/ informality, informal.
1003 gbẹ̀gẹ́ Noun
1004 gbẹgiri Noun /ɡ͡bɛ̀.ɡì.ɾì/ A type of stew or soup made from grounded and cooked beans. When combined with ewédú soup, it forms a stew known as àbùl…
1005 gbeja Verb /ɡ͡bè.d͡ʒà/ to defend; to stand up for.
1006 gbẹn Verb /ɡ͡bɛ̃̀/
1007 gbera Verb /ɡ͡bé.ɾā/ to take off; to depart; to leave.
1008 gbẹrẹbi Noun /ɡ͡bɛ̀.ɾɛ̀.bí/ Equivalent to 'Stria': A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
1009 gbẹrun Verb /ɡ͡bɛ́.ɾũ̄/
1010 gbese Noun /ɡ͡bè.sè/ Equivalent to 'debt': An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward ano…
1011 gbigba Noun /ɡ͡bí.ɡ͡bà/ accepting.
1012 gbin Noun, Verb /ɡ͡bĩ̄/ An extinct Mande language of Ivory Coast.
1013 gbọdọ Verb /ɡ͡bɔ̄.dɔ̀/ must, ought to.
1014 gbọgbẹ Noun, Verb /ɡ͡bɔ̄.ɡ͡bɛ́/ to receive an injury.
1015 gbogbo Noun /ɡ͡bō.ɡ͡bō/ all, everything, everyone.
1016 gboju Noun /ɡ͡bó.d͡ʒú/ to be brave, to be fierce.
1017 gbọn Noun, Verb /ɡ͡bɔ̃̀/ to reshape or sharpen a metallic object or tool through beating under intense heat.
1018 gbóná Noun /ɡ͡bó.nã́/ to be hot or heated (in temperature).
1019 gbọngan Noun /ɡ͡bɔ̃̀.ɡã̀/ hall; large open space.
1020 gbòǹgbò Noun /ɡ͡bò.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bò/ to be protruding, large, and heavy.
1021 gbọnkọ́ Noun
1022 gbọnre Verb /ɡ͡bɔ̃̀.ɾè/ to leave alone, to abandon.
1023 gbọ̀nwú Noun
1024 gbọpẹ́ Noun
1025 gborin Noun, Verb /ɡ͡bó.ɾĩ́/ to be big; to be great.
1026 gbọ̀rọ̀ Noun /ɡ͡bɔ̀.ɾɔ̀/
1027 gbòrògì Noun /ɡ͡bò.ɾò.ɡì/ Equivalent to 'Baboon': An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek po…
1028 gbọunjẹ Verb /ɡ͡bɔ́.ṹ.d͡ʒɛ̄/ to prepare food.
1029 gboyà Noun
1030 gbúre Noun
1031 gbuyele Verb /ɡ͡bú.jè.lé/ to trust, to rely on.
1032 gede Noun /ɡē.dē/ all, every, everyone, everything.
1033 gẹdu Noun /ɡɛ̄.dú/ timber; (as the species of tree identified as gẹdú are often used as timber).
1034 geere Noun /ɡēē.ɾē/ advancing unhindered.
1035 gẹfìlà Noun
1036 gègé Noun /ɡè.ɡé/ Equivalent to 'goitre': An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
1037 gẹgèlè Noun
1038 gele Noun /ɡè.lè/ a woman's headwrap.
1039 gẹrun Noun
1040 gẹ̀sí Noun
1041 ghan Verb, Pronoun /ɣã̄/ them (third-person plural honorific object pronoun following a low or mid-tone monosyllabic verb).
1042 ghẹngwa Verb /ɣɛ̃̄.ɡʷà/ to be beautiful.
1043 ghìn Noun
1044 ghọn Verb /ɣɔ̃̀/ Owe form of wọ̀n (“to weigh, to measure”).
1045 ghọnrun Noun
1046 ghọnun Noun
1047 ghun Verb /ɣũ̀/
1048 gídígbò Noun /ɡí.dí.ɡ͡bò/ Equivalent to 'Wrestling': A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techn…
1049 gìgísẹ̀ Noun /ɡì.ɡí.sɛ̀/ Equivalent to 'Heel': The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.
1050 gígùn Noun
1051 gíláàsì Noun
1052 giloobu Noun /ɡí.lóò.bù/
1053 giraamu Noun /ɡí.ɾáà.mù/ Equivalent to 'Gram': A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram.
1054 gíréèbù Noun
1055 giriwa Noun /ɡí.ɾí.wá/ president of a club or age-group association.
1056 gọbi Noun /ɡɔ̀.bì/
1057 gòdòbí Noun
1058 gogo Noun /ɡɔ̀.ɡɔ̀/ fruit plucker, a long stick with metal cutter at its end used to pluck fruit.
1059 gogongo Noun /ɡò.ɡò.ŋ́.ɡò/ Adam's apple; larynx.
1060 gogoro Noun /ɡō.ɡō.ɾō/ tall; towering.
1061 goje Noun /ɡò.d͡ʒé/ goje, violin, fiddle.
1062 goli Noun /ɡō.lí/ Equivalent to 'Goalkeeper': A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a…
1063 golofun Noun /ɡò.lò.fũ̄/ throat, pharynx.
1064 gọlugọ Noun /ɡɔ̀.lú.ɡɔ̀/ stockfish.
1065 gọmbọ Noun /ɡɔ̀.ŋ̀.bɔ́/ A type of Yoruba tribal mark or scarification attributed to the Ọ̀yọ́ and other related sub-ethnic groups, such as the a…
1066 gomina Noun /ɡó.mĩ̀.nã̀/
1067 gongo Noun /ɡó.ŋ́.ɡó/ objective; goal.
1068 gọnko Noun, Verb /ɡɔ̃́.kō/ to clear bush.
1069 gòòbe Noun /ɡòò.bē/ chaos; crisis; trouble.
1070 gọta Noun /ɡɔ́.tà/ gutter, drainage, sewer.
1071 guguru Noun /ɡú.ɡú.ɾú/ roasted or dry corn.
1072 gúnlẹ̀ Noun
1073 gùnrọ̀ Noun
1074 gunugun Noun /ɡú.nũ̄.ɡṹ/
1075 gure Noun /ɡú.ɾē/ Talinum fruticosum, also known as waterleaf.
1076 gúúsù Noun /ɡúú.sù/
1077 háká Noun A group dance of New Zealand's Māori people featuring rhythmic chanting, vigorous facial and arm movements, and foot sta…
1078 halaka Verb /hà.lá.kà/ to destroy, to wreck, to ruin.
1079 halẹ̀ Noun Health, welfare.
1080 hankéwú Noun
1081 hàntúrú Noun, Verb /hã̀.tú.ɾú/ Arabic writing, Arabic script.
1082 harafi Noun /há.ɾà.fí/ letter (of the alphabet).
1083 haramu Noun /hà.ɾá.mù/
1084 haya Verb /há.jà/ to rent; to hire.
1085 hẹngwa Noun, Verb /hɛ̃̄.ɡʷà/ to be beautiful.
1086 hẹrimọ Noun /hɛ̀.ɾì.mɔ̃̀/ extremely large; grotesquely large.
1087 hewu Verb /hē.wú/ to grow grey hair.
1088 híhè Noun
1089 híhó Noun
1090 hójẹ Noun
1091 horo Noun /hó.ɾó/ of a roundish confined space.
1092 hóṣu Noun
1093 húkọ́ Noun Equivalent to 'cough': Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the…
1094 húlí Noun Langue de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée parlée par le peuple Huli dans les Hautes-Terres méridionales.
1095 hunwà Noun, Verb /hũ̄.wà/ to be beautiful.
1096 hùwà Noun
1097 Ịarẹfa Noun /ɪ̀.à.ɾɛ̀.fà/ high-ranking council of chiefs that advise the monarch.
1098 iaye Noun /ī.á.jé/ human, person.
1099 ibaada Noun /ì.báá.dà/ devotion, conscientiousness.
1100 ibaaka Noun /ì.bàá.kà/ canary, specifically the Yellow-fronted canary.
1101 ibaba Noun /ī.bā.bā/ paternal grandfather.
1102 ibale Noun /ì.bá.lé/ hymeneal blood.
1103 ibaluwẹ Noun /ī.bā.lù.wɛ̀/
1104 ibantẹ Noun /ì.bà.ŋ̀.tɛ́/ loincloth, underwear.
1105 ibanujẹ Noun /ì.bà.nṹ.d͡ʒɛ́/ sadness, depression.
1106 ibẹ̀ Noun
1107 ibéwèé Noun
1108 ibi-iṣẹ Noun /ī.bīī.ʃɛ́/ Equivalent to 'Workplace': The place where someone works.
1109 ibi-ọmọ Noun /ī.bī.ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄/
1110 ibikibi Noun /ī.bī.kí.bī/ anywhere; wherever; any place.
1111 ibìlísì Noun
1112 ibí臟 Noun
1113 ibodè Noun
1114 iboji Noun /ī.bò.d͡ʒī/ grave, tomb, cemetery.
1115 ibòmíì Noun /ī.bò.mĩ́ĩ̀/ another place, somewhere else.
1116 ibọn Noun /ì.bɔ̃̄/ gun, pistol, rifle.
1117 ibọnyin Noun /ì.bɔ̃́.jĩ̀/
1118 ibòòji Noun
1119 iboorun Noun /ì.bōō.ɾũ̀/
1120 iborun Noun /ì.bō.ɾũ̀/ shawl; a shoulder sash worn by women.
1121 ibọsẹ Noun /ì.bɔ̀.sɛ̀/ Equivalent to 'Sock': A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
1122 ibọwọ Noun /ì.bɔ̀.wɔ̀/ the act of giving or showing respect.
1123 ibú-omi Noun
1124 ibùsùn Noun /ī.bù.sũ̀/
1125 idae Noun /ì.dà.é/ common bamboo.
1126 idágìrì Noun
1127 idahun Noun /ì.dá.hũ̀/
1128 idamẹfa Noun /ìdámɛ́fà/ one sixth.
1129 idanwo Noun /ì.dã́.wò/ the act of administering a test or examination.
1130 idáṣà Noun
1131 idata Noun /ì.dā.ꜜtā/ one-third.
1132 ideegbe Noun
1133 idigbo Noun /ī.dí.ɡ͡bó/ idigbo (Terminalia ivorensis).
1134 idije Noun /ì.dí.ꜜd͡ʒē/ tournament, contest, competition.
1135 idiku Noun /ì.dī.kù/ small head tie.
1136 idile Noun /ì.dí.lé/ family, clan.
1137 idimu Noun /ì.dī.mṹ/ grasp, grip.
1138 idimulẹ Noun /ī.dì.mṹ.lɛ̀/ institution.
1139 idọbalẹ Noun /ì.dɔ̀.bá.lɛ̀/ the act of prostrating.
1140 idodo Noun /ī.dō.dō/ navel, belly button.
1141 iere Noun /ī.è.ɾè/
1142 iẹsi Noun /ì.ɛ̄.sì/
1143 ifasiti Noun /ī.fá.sī.tì/ Equivalent to 'university': An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the…
1144 iforiti Noun /ì.fō.ɾí.tì/ perseverance.
1145 igake Noun /ì.ɡà.kè/ of a twisted motion (like when one is being tickled).
1146 igangan Noun /ì.ɡã́.ɡã́/ a catfish in the genus Bagrus; Bagrus filamentosus.
1147 igara Noun /ì.ɡá.ɾá/
1148 ìgbà Noun, Adjective /ī.ɡ͡bá/ bitter tomato, Solanum aethiopicum; garden egg, eggplant.
1149 igbado Noun /ì.ɡ͡bà.dō/
1150 igbadun Noun /ì.ɡ͡bá.dũ̀/ enjoyment.
1151 ịgbáè Noun /ʊ̄.ɡ͡bá.è/
1152 igbagba Noun /ì.ɡ͡bà.ɡ͡bá/ Solanum macrocarpon, a thick leafed vegetable.
1153 igbagbọ Noun /ì.ɡ͡bà.ɡ͡bɔ́/ belief, faith.
1154 igbekun Noun /ì.ɡ͡bè.kũ̀/ captivity, bondage.
1155 igbesẹ Noun /ì.ɡ͡bé.sɛ̀/ order of operation, process, step.
1156 igbi Noun /ì.ɡ͡bì/ time, occasion, season.
1157 igbin Noun /ì.ɡ͡bĩ̀/ upright open-ended log drums with single leather heads fastened and tuned by wooden pegs, sacred to the orisha Ọbàtálá…
1158 igbio Noun /ī.ɡ͡bīó/
1159 igbiwó Noun /ī.ɡ͡bī.wó/ two-hundred cowries; one halfpenny in colonial usage; in modern usage, half a kobo.
1160 igbo Noun /ì.ɡ͡bò/ a general term for recreational drugs (in particular) Indian hemp, marijuana, and Cannabis sativa.
1161 igbódú Noun
1162 igbọnwọ Noun /ì.ɡ͡bɔ̃̀.wɔ́/
1163 igere Noun /ì.ɡè.ɾè/ a fish trap made of wire or palm material.
1164 ighaghe Noun /ì.ɣá.ɣè/ rib; rib cage.
1165 igọn Noun /ī.ɡɔ̃́/ a species of hawk or kite.
1166 igun Noun /ī.ɡṹ/ vulture; (specifically) the Hooded vulture.
1167 ihò-ìdí Noun
1168 ihoho Noun /ì.hò.hò/ Equivalent to 'nude': A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or…
1169 iízẹ Noun
1170 ijabẹ Noun A traditional Yoruba cooking broom used as a whisk to mash leaves when making stew. It is mainly used in the preparation…
1171 Ị̀jágbì Noun
1172 ijaka Noun /ì.d͡ʒà.ká/
1173 ijakadi Noun /ì.d͡ʒà.kā.dì/ traditional Yoruba sport of wrestling.
1174 ijakumọ Noun /ì.d͡ʒà.kù.mɔ̃̀/ civet cat; (in particular) African civet.
1175 ijala Noun /ì.d͡ʒá.lá/ A traditional form of oral Yoruba poetry and chants performed by hunters, often praising the orisha Ogun.
1176 ijalọ Noun /ì.d͡ʒà.lɔ̄/ army ant or driver ant, such as those in the genus Dorylus.
1177 iján Noun
1178 ijanu Noun /ì.d͡ʒá.nũ̄/ harness (rope for tying down animals).
1179 ijẹgun Noun /ì.d͡ʒɛ̄.ɡṹ/ eggplant, garden egg; (in particular) Solanum aethiopicum.
1180 ijẹta Noun /ì.d͡ʒɛ̄.tā/ day before yesterday.
1181 ijimere Noun /ì.d͡ʒí.mè.ɾè/ patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas).
1182 ijinlẹ Noun /ì.d͡ʒĩ̄.lɛ̀/ profound or deep knowledge or wisdom; complex.
1183 ijọba Noun /ì.d͡ʒɔ̄.bā/ Equivalent to 'government': The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people…
1184 ikan Noun /ī.kã́/
1185 ikara Noun /ɪ̀.kà.ɾà/
1186 ikariko Noun /ì.kà.ɾī.kò/
1187 ikàtà Noun /ī.kà.tà/ vicinity, immediate environment.
1188 ikebe Noun /ì.ké.bè/
1189 ikede Noun /ì.ké.ꜜdē/ announcement, declaration.
1190 ikẹgan Noun /ì.kɛ́.ɡã̀/ the act of disparaging, disparagement, belittlement.
1191 ikin Noun /ī.kĩ̄/ sacred palm nuts that are used as divination tools in the consulting of Ifa by babalawos. The using of the ikin is reser…
1192 ikoko Noun /ì.kò.kò/ pot, multipurpose pot traditionally made of clay.
1193 ikọkọrẹ Noun /ì.kɔ́.kɔ̄.ɾɛ́/ ikokore (a pottage made from purple yam (ewùrà) by the Ìjẹ̀bú people).
1194 ikọla Noun /ì.kɔ̄.là/ the act of giving a child tribal marks.
1195 ikooko Noun /ì.kōō.kò/
1196 ikoriko Noun /ì.kò.ɾī.kò/
1197 ikùn Noun /ì.kũ̀/ A species of ground squirrel; (in particular), Euxerus erythropus, in Yoruba legends it is believed to be deaf.
1198 ikunlẹ Noun /ì.kṹ.lɛ̀/
1199 ikunmú Noun
1200 ilaburu Noun /ì.lá.bù.ɾù/
1201 ilakọṣẹ Noun /ì.lá.kɔ̀.ʃɛ̄/ a species of small snail.
1202 ilari Noun /ì.là.ɾí/ royal guard or servant.
1203 iláṣadò Noun
1204 iláso Noun
1205 ilayoo Noun
1206 ilé-ìwé Noun Equivalent to 'school': A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
1207 ị̀lẹdọ̀ Noun
1208 ilẹ̀dú Noun
1209 ileelẹ Noun /ī.léē.lɛ̀/ bungalow; single story building.
1210 ileeṣẹ Noun /ī.léē.ʃɛ́/ factory; workshop.
1211 ilẹkẹ Noun /ì.lɛ̀.kɛ̀/ beads, usually worn as necklaces and bracelets by royalty or traditional priests, ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ often specifically refers to c…
1212 ilekile Noun /ī.lé.kí.lé/ any house, bad house.
1213 iléko Noun
1214 ilẹ̀kùn Noun /ī.lɛ̀.kũ̀/ Equivalent to 'door': A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable…
1215 ilemoṣu Noun /ī.lé.mō.ʃú/ divorcée; (literally) a married woman that returns to her father's house.
1216 ilera Noun /ì.lē.ɾā/
1217 ileri Noun /ì.lé.ɾí/
1218 iloro Noun /ì.lō.ɾō/ porch, front of a house.
1219 imale Noun /ì.mà.lē/
1220 imeeli Noun /í.mēè.lì/
1221 imisi Noun /ì.mĩ́.sí/ inspiration.
1222 imọran Noun /ì.mɔ̃̀.ɾã̀/ understanding of facts.
1223 iná-orí Noun
1224 inagijẹ Noun /ì.nã̄.ɡī.d͡ʒɛ̄/ nickname, alias, a class of Yoruba names normally acquired later in life.
1225 indomi Noun /í.ŋ́.dó.mì/ instant noodles.
1226 innsi Noun /ĩ́.ŋ̀.sì/ Equivalent to 'Inch': An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a…
1227 inọki Noun /ì.nɔ̀.kí/
1228 ió-orí Noun
1229 iorio Noun /ìò.ɾìò/ nakedness.
1230 ipakọ Noun /ì.k͡pà.kɔ́/ Equivalent to 'occiput': The back part of the head or skull.
1231 ipakoto Noun /ì.k͡pá.kò.tò/ animal hoof.
1232 ipalara Noun /ì.k͡pā.lá.ɾā/ injury; negative side effect.
1233 ipata Noun /ì.k͡pá.tá/
1234 ipatẹwọ Noun /ì.k͡pà.tɛ́.wɔ́/ Equivalent to 'Clap': The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
1235 ipebi Noun /ì.k͡pè.bí/ A prolonged period of seclusion during which a newly elected Yoruba monarch undergoes ancestral rituals necessary before…
1236 ịpẹẹ Noun /ɪ̀.k͡pɛ́ɛ̀/ a species of bird; (in particular) the Naked-faced barbet.
1237 ipekere Noun /ì.k͡pé.kē.ɾé/ chip, crisp; (in particular) plantain chip.
1238 ipenija Noun /ì.k͡pè.nĩ́.d͡ʒà/ challenge, struggle.
1239 ipẹta Noun /ì.k͡pɛ̄.tà/ violet tree, Securidaca longipedunculata.
1240 ipilẹṣẹ Noun /ì.k͡pī.lɛ̀.ʃɛ̀/ foundation, origin, source.
1241 ipinlẹ Noun /ì.k͡pĩ́.lɛ̀/
1242 ipinya Noun /ì.k͡pĩ́.jà/ division, separation, secession.
1243 ipolowo Noun /ì.k͡pō.ló.wó/ hawking, street cries.
1244 ipọ́n Noun /ī.k͡pɔ̃̄/ wooden spoon or ladle.
1245 iranti Noun /ì.ɾã́.tí/ memory; remembrance.
1246 ịraọ Noun /ɪ̀.ɾà.ɔ̀/
1247 irawọ Noun /ì.ɾà.wɔ̀/ beetle, specifically the scarab beetle and Goliath beetle.
1248 ireke Noun /ì.ɾè.ké/ Equivalent to 'sugar cane': A tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum, inclu…
1249 irẹlẹ Noun /ì.ɾɛ̀.lɛ̀/
1250 iremọje Noun /ì.ɾè.mɔ̃̀.d͡ʒé/ A form of Yoruba traditional oral poetry and rites performed at the night of the funeral of a great hunter by worshipper…
1251 irere Noun /ì.ɾè.ɾé/ a species of hawk or kite similar to the àwòdì (Yellow-billed kite), likely the European honey buzzard.
1252 irẹsi Noun /ì.ɾɛ̄.sì/ Equivalent to 'rice': Acronym of rest, ice, compression, elevation (“a treatment method for soft-tissue injuries”).
1253 ireti Noun /ì.ɾè.tí/ hope, expectation.
1254 irin Noun /ī.ɾĩ̄/ iron (chemical element, Fe, atomic number 26).
1255 irinṣẹ Noun /ī.ɾĩ̄.ʃɛ́/
1256 irinwo Adjective /ī.ɾĩ̄.wó/ four hundredth, number four.
1257 irọ́ Noun /ì.ɾó/ a cloth wrapped around a woman's lower body, usually made with six yards of fabric.
1258 irọkẹ Noun /ì.ɾɔ́.kɛ́/ a tapper used by priests to do Ifa divination.
1259 iroko Noun /ì.ɾó.kò/ an earth spirit (imọlẹ̀), believed to reside in the sacred iroko tree. He is regarded as the orisha of desires and decis…
1260 irọlẹ Noun /ì.ɾɔ̀.lɛ́/ afternoon, evening (4pm to 7pm).
1261 ịrọnyin Noun /ɪ̄.ɾɔ̃̄.jĩ̀/
1262 irorẹ́ Noun
1263 irúgbàá Noun
1264 irúgbìn Noun Equivalent to 'seed': Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers…
1265 irunmú Noun
1266 isaaro Noun /ì.sàà.ɾó/ A form of Yoruba oral poetry and ceremony performed at Ọ̀yọ́ Yoruba funerals of elderly women. It is usually lead by the…
1267 iṣakọlẹ Noun /ì.ʃá.kɔ́.lɛ̀/ legal permission to rent a piece of land to use as farmland.
1268 iṣákún Noun
1269 isalẹ Noun /ì.sà.lɛ̀/ bottom; lower part.
1270 iṣan Noun /ī.ʃã̄/ muscle, sinew, nerve, vein.
1271 iṣana Noun /ī.ʃá.nã́/ match (device for starting fire).
1272 isansa Noun /ì.sá.ŋ̀.sá/
1273 iṣasun Noun /ì.ʃā.sũ̀/ stockpot, soup pot.
1274 iṣawuru Noun /ì.ʃá.wù.ɾú/ a species of freshwater snail; periwinkle.
1275 iṣẹnu Noun /ì.ʃɛ́.nṹ/
1276 isiisan Noun /ī.sīī.sã́/ every nine days.
1277 iṣile Noun /ì.ʃí.lé/ house warming ceremony.
1278 isinmi Noun /ì.sĩ̄.mĩ̄/ rest, relaxation.
1279 itagbe Noun /ì.tá.ɡ͡bè/ shoulder piece insignia of chieftaincy.
1280 itage Noun /ì.tà.ɡé/ platform, stage.
1281 itakun Noun /ì.tà.kũ̀/ the highly-toxic plant Dichapetalum toxicarium.
1282 itan Noun /ì.tã̀/ family history, genealogy, lineage.
1283 itanna Noun /ì.tã̀.nã́/ the blossoming of a flower.
1284 itẹ́ Noun Initialism of in the ear.
1285 itẹle Noun /ì.tɛ̀.lé/ the position of being the next in line.
1286 itosi Noun /ì.tò.sí/ a nearby or close location.
1287 iwaju Noun /ī.wá.d͡ʒú/
1288 iwan Noun /ī.wã́/
1289 iwẹfa Noun /ì.wɛ̀.fà/ eunuch (royal court official).
1290 iwere Noun /ī.wè.ɾè/
1291 iwọde Noun /ì.wɔ́.ꜜdē/ protest; demonstration; procession.
1292 iwọriwọ Noun /ì.wɔ̀.ɾì.wɔ̀/ nakedness.
1293 iwọrọku Noun /ì.wɔ́.ɾɔ́.kù/ intestine, gut.
1294 iwoyi Noun /ì.wò.ꜜjí/ the present time or period; nowadays.
1295 iwure Noun /ì.wú.ɾē/ manifestation; prayer.
1296 iwuri Noun /ì.wú.ɾí/ motivation, encouragement.
1297 iyaalu Noun /ì.jáà.lù/ The largest drum in any Yoruba ensemble of drums and with the lowest pitch. Each of the 4 families of drums among the Yo…
1298 iyadudu Noun /ì.jà.dú.dú/ (Igbèmọ̀) the plant Mallotus oppositifolius.
1299 iyalẹnu Noun /ì.jà.lɛ́.nũ̄/
1300 iyan Noun /ī.jã́/ Equivalent to 'yam': Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated…
1301 iyanga Noun /ì.jã̀.ɡā/ self-pride, arrogance, swaggering.
1302 iyanrin Noun /ī.jã̄.ɾĩ̀/
1303 ịyán簅 Noun
1304 iyara Noun /ī.jà.ɾá/ traditional earthen walls made of banks and ditches, modeled after the Walls of Benin.
1305 iyè-inú Noun
1306 iyẹfun Noun /ì.jɛ̀.fũ̄/ powder, flour, sometimes specifically yam flour.
1307 iyekan Noun /ī.jè.kã̄/ maternal half sibling (sibling of the same mother but a different father).
1308 iyèméjì Noun /ī.jè.mé.d͡ʒì/ skepticism.
1309 iyẹn Noun, Pronoun /ì.jɛ̃̄/ that thing/person.
1310 iyẹ̀pẹ̀ Noun
1311 iyeye Noun /ī.jē.jē/ maternal grandmother.
1312 iyín Noun
1313 iyọba Noun /ī.jɔ̄.bā/ the queen mother of the Kingdom of Benin.
1314 ị̀yọ̀n Noun
1315 iyọnda Noun /ì.jɔ̀.ŋ̀.dā/ permission, the act of granting permission, an exemption, waiver.
1316 iyun Noun /ī.jũ̀/ red coral beads, primarily used as jewelry (ìlẹ̀kẹ̀) for royalty, nobility, and priests.
1317 jábọ́ Noun A type of Spanish dance in a three-in-a-measure rhythm.
1318 jade Verb /d͡ʒá.ꜜdē/ to go out.
1319 jadùn Noun A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
1320 jàgùdà Noun /d͡ʒà.ɡù.dà/ a plant of species Jatropha multifida.
1321 jáláyà Noun
1322 jalè Noun Sorte de cuveau servant notamment aux vendangeurs.
1323 jamba Noun /d͡ʒà.ŋ̀.bá/ an accident (that causes physical damage).
1324 janjan Noun /d͡ʒã̄.d͡ʒã̄/ torrid; fierce; fiery.
1325 janmọọ Noun /d͡ʒã̀.mɔ̃́ɔ̃̀/ congregation, assembly.
1326 janu Noun
1327 japa Verb /d͡ʒá.k͡pā/ to japa; to emigrate from a country, typically for better pay or working conditions.
1328 járá Noun
1329 jáwé Noun Langue de la famille austronésienne parlée dans le nord de la Nouvelle-Calédonie.
1330 jáwó Noun
1331 jaye Verb /d͡ʒā.jé/ to enjoy life; to vibe.
1332 jẹjẹrẹ Noun /d͡ʒɛ̄.d͡ʒɛ̄.ɾɛ̄/ In modern usage; cancer, tumor.
1333 jẹ̀ka Noun
1334 jẹnna Verb alternative spelling of jẹ̀nnọ̀.
1335 jẹnnọ Noun, Verb /d͡ʒɛ̃̀.nɔ̀/ to be far.
1336 jẹrà Noun
1337 jere Verb /d͡ʒè.ɾè/ to earn, to receive a reward.
1338 jérèé Noun
1339 jẹ̀rin Noun
1340 jero Noun /d͡ʒé.ɾó/ millet, sorghum.
1341 jẹrun Verb /d͡ʒɛ̄.ɾũ̄/
1342 jẹun Noun, Verb /d͡ʒɛ̄.ũ̄/ Equivalent to 'eat': Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.
1343 jẹwọ Verb /d͡ʒɛ̀.wɔ̀/ to relocate to the palace of a town upon being crowned as a monarch of a town.
1344 jibiti Noun /d͡ʒì.bì.tì/ fraud, fraudulence.
1345 jiga Noun /d͡ʒì.ɡá/ chigoe; a small tropical flea.
1346 jígí Noun
1347 jígí罀 Noun
1348 jíjẹ Noun /d͡ʒí.d͡ʒɛ̄/ eating; the act of eating.
1349 jíjò Noun
1350 jíjókòó Noun
1351 jíjù Noun brother-in-law.
1352 jíngí Noun
1353 jíngí罀 Noun
1354 jinki Verb /d͡ʒí.ŋ̀.kí/ to bless, to endow with.
1355 jìnlẹ̀ Noun
1356 jinna Noun, Verb /d͡ʒĩ̀.nã̀/ Equivalent to 'far': Emmer (a type of wheat), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
1357 jiroro Verb /d͡ʒí.ɾò.ɾò/ to discuss, to debate, to deliberate.
1358 jiya Verb /d͡ʒì.jà/ to suffer.
1359 jiyan Verb /d͡ʒī.jã̀/ to eat pounded yam.
1360 jójó Noun A seasoned, battered and fried potato wedge.
1361 joko Verb /d͡ʒò.kó/
1362 jokoo Verb /d͡ʒó.ꜜkó/ to sit (down).
1363 jóná Noun
1364 jọ̀ọ́ Noun
1365 jọ̀wọ́ Noun
1366 jowú Noun
1367 juba Noun, Verb /d͡ʒú.bà/ An American dance of West African origin that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, a…
1368 jùfù Noun
1369 jùjú Noun A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers.
1370 jùmọ̀ Noun Synonym of Qiemo.
1371 kaaba Interjection /káà.bá/ good morning father.
1372 kaabọ Noun, Interjection /káà.bɔ̀/ Equivalent to 'welcome': Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, enter…
1373 kaadi Noun /káàdì/
1374 káàkiri Noun, Verb /káà.kī.ɾī/
1375 kaalẹ Interjection good evening! (used after 7pm).
1376 káàsán Noun
1377 kaaya Noun /káá.já/ serious burden or load.
1378 kabaamọ Verb /ká.bàá.mɔ̃̀/ to regret; (in particular) to be deeply regretful.
1379 kabeeji Noun /ká.béè.d͡ʒì/ Equivalent to 'cabbage': An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var.
1380 kàbí Noun
1381 kadara Noun /ká.dà.ɾá/ destiny, fate.
1382 kafeeni Noun /kā.féè.nì/ Equivalent to 'Caffeine': An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimula…
1383 káfíńtà Noun
1384 kágò Noun An open and suspended Japanese style of sedan chair.
1385 kaibi Adverb /kà.í.bī/
1386 kàí郓 Noun
1387 kaju Noun /kā.d͡ʒú/ cashew, cashew nut.
1388 kaka Preposition /kà.kà/ rather than, instead of.
1389 kàkàkí Noun /kà.kà.kí/ trumpet; (in particular) the kakaki.
1390 kakiri Verb /ká.kī.ɾī/ to go or wonder all over some place or everywhere.
1391 kalamu Noun /ká.là.mũ̀/ Equivalent to 'Pen': A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink u…
1392 kalolo Verb /ká.lò.lò/ to stammer, to stutter.
1393 kalori Noun /ká.ló.ɾì/ Equivalent to 'Calorie': A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a ki…
1394 kálukú Noun
1395 kámẹ́rà Noun /ká.mɛ́.ɾà/
1396 kan-un Noun /kã́.ṹ/ rocksalt; potash; any series of minerals like natron often used in cooking.
1397 kanga Noun /kã̀.ɡā/ water well, a shallow well.
1398 kanjú Noun
1399 kanka Noun /kà.ŋ̀.kà/ major; prominent; important; grand.
1400 kankere Noun, Verb /kã̄.ké.ɾé/ beans mixed with garri.
1401 kannago Noun /kã̀.nã̀.ɡó/
1402 kànràn Noun
1403 kanwun Noun /kã́.wṹ/
1404 kare Verb, Interjection /ká.ɾē/ to deserve or earn appreciation for satisfactory performance.
1405 kari Noun, Adverb A female given name from Swedish, of recent usage, equivalent to English Carrie or Cary.
1406 kàríbi Noun, Adverb /kà.ɾí.bī/
1407 kàrìgbì Noun
1408 kàrí郓 Noun
1409 karọọti Noun /ká.ɾɔ́ɔ̀.tì/ Equivalent to 'Carrot': A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota…
1410 karuwa Noun /ká.ɾù.wà/ prostitute, adulterer.
1411 kàtá Noun Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts.
1412 kayeefi Noun, Adjective /kà.jéé.fì/ inexplicable, legendary, surprise.
1413 kede Verb /ké.ꜜdē/ to announce; to proclaim; to declare.
1414 kedere Noun /kē.dē.ɾē/
1415 kẹ̀ẹ́ Noun
1416 kéèkì Noun /kéè.kì/
1417 kẹfa Adjective /kɛ̄fà/ Equivalent to 'sixth': The person or thing in the sixth position.
1418 keferi Noun /kè.fè.ɾí/ disbeliever, infidel.
1419 kẹ́gàn Noun
1420 keje Adjective /kēd͡ʒē/
1421 keji Noun, Adjective /kēd͡ʒì/ Equivalent to 'second': A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the Internation…
1422 kẹjọ Adjective /kɛ̄d͡ʒɔ̄/
1423 kèké Noun /kɛ́.kɛ́/ A type of Yoruba tribal scarification, characterized by being much more bolder, in comparison to the gọ̀m̀bọ́. They are…
1424 kekere Noun, Adjective /ké.kē.ɾé/ small entity or quantity.
1425 kẹkọọ Verb /kɛ́.ꜜkɔ́/ Equivalent to 'study': To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in pr…
1426 kere Verb /ké.ɾé/ to be small.
1427 kẹrin Adjective /kɛ̄ɾĩ̄/
1428 kẹsẹ Noun /kɛ́.sɛ́/
1429 kẹta Adjective /kɛ̄tā/
1430 kete Noun all, every, everyone, everything.
1431 kẹ́tùrù Noun /kɛ́.tù.ɾù/
1432 kẹwaa Adjective /kɛ̄.ꜜwá/
1433 kewu Noun, Verb /ké.wú/ Arabic language.
1434 kíákíá Noun
1435 kíbi Noun
1436 kìbọ̀dí Noun
1437 kiini Adjective /ꜜkí.nĩ́/ Equivalent to 'first': The person or thing in the first position.
1438 kijipa Noun /kí.d͡ʒì.k͡pá/ a type of thick locally woven fabric often dyed and used to make the innermost layers of clothes like aso oke or the ẹ̀k…
1439 kilaasi Noun /kí.láà.sì/ Equivalent to 'class': A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
1440 kílìwí Noun
1441 kilọ Verb /kì.lɔ̀/ Equivalent to 'Kilogram': In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one l…
1442 kini Verb /kí.nĩ̄/ to greet someone.
1443 kiniun Noun /kì.nĩ̀.ṹ/
1444 kinniun Noun
1445 kírun Noun
1446 kita Noun
1447 kitipa Noun /kí.tí.k͡pā/
1448 kitipi Noun /kī.tī.k͡pī/
1449 kiweje Noun, Verb /kí.wē.d͡ʒē/ to shrivel.
1450 kọbọ Noun /kɔ́.bɔ̀/ kobo, lowest denomination of the Nigerian currency, equal to 1/100 of a naira.
1451 kòbókò Noun A kind of whip from Nigeria. Also referred to as a horse whip.
1452 koda Adverb /kó.dà/ actually, in fact, even.
1453 kọfi Noun /kɔ̄.fí/ Equivalent to 'coffee': A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
1454 kọja Verb /kɔ̄.d͡ʒá/ to go or pass beyond time, place, or people; to cross.
1455 kokeeni Noun /kō.kéè.nì/
1456 koko Noun /kò.kò/ subject, essence, theme.
1457 kòkódìà Noun /kò.kó.dì.à/
1458 kokondo Noun /kò.kò.ŋ̀.dó/ lima bean.
1459 kòkòrò Noun /kò.kò.ɾò/ kokoro; a Nigerian street snack made from a paste of maize flour mixed with sugar and gàrí (cassava flour) or yam flour…
1460 kọ̀lá Noun A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
1461 kolẹ Verb /kó.lɛ̀/ to pack dirt, to collect rubbish, to pick up trash.
1462 kolo Noun /kó.ló/ Equivalent to 'piggy bank': A small container, sometimes in the form of a pig, in which small saved coins are stored.
1463 kọlọfin Noun /kɔ́.lɔ́.fĩ́/ a secret or hidden location.
1464 kololo Verb /kó.lò.lò/
1465 kọ́ma Noun, Verb /kɔ́.mã̄/ to teach a child.
1466 kọminú Noun
1467 kọmputa Noun nonstandard spelling of kọ̀ǹpútà (“computer”).
1468 kondo Noun /kó.ŋ́.dó/ club, bludgeon.
1469 kọnfu Noun /kɔ̃̄.fú/ kung fu (Chinese martial arts).
1470 kọngila Noun /kɔ̄.ŋ̄.ɡí.lá/ contractor.
1471 kọngọ Noun /kɔ̀.ŋ̀.ɡɔ́/ A bent stick used to play the Yoruba talking drum (dùndún and gángan families).
1472 kọnkere Noun /kɔ̃̄.ké.ɾé/
1473 kọ̀ǹkọ̀ Noun /kɔ̀.ŋ̀.kɔ̀/ a species of large frog.
1474 konkoto Noun /kó.ŋ̀.kó.tō/
1475 kọnputa Noun Equivalent to 'computer': A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operation…
1476 kooki Noun /kóò.kì/ Coke (Coca-Cola, a trademarked soft drink).
1477 kooko Noun /kōó.kō/
1478 kóòmù Noun
1479 kóràn Noun Dated spelling of Qur'an.
1480 koriko Noun /kò.ɾī.kò/ grass; (in particular) the wild grass species Guinea grass and Setaria longiseta.
1481 kọrin Noun, Verb /kɔ̄.ɾĩ̄/ A small gazelle native to West Africa, Eudorcas rufifrons.
1482 koro Noun, Verb /kò.ɾó/ corona (disease).
1483 koroba Noun /kō.ɾō.bá/ bucket, pail.
1484 korona Noun /kò.ɾó.nà/ COVID-19 (disease and virus).
1485 kọsẹ Noun, Verb /kɔ̀.sɛ̀/ Nom de famille.
1486 kòtò Noun A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wood…
1487 kọ̀wé Noun
1488 kowee Noun /kō.wéè/ a species of black and white in the family Vangidae, particularly the White-crested helmetshrike and also possibly the B…
1489 kúbùsù Noun
1490 kuki Noun /kú.kì/
1491 kùkúmbà Noun
1492 kúkurú Noun
1493 kùkùté Noun
1494 kulusọ Noun /kú.lú.sɔ̄/ antlion larva, known for making holes in the sand used for catching prey.
1495 kùmọ̀ Noun /kù.mɔ̃̀/ club, bludgeon.
1496 kuna Verb /kù.nã̀/ to miss (the way or mark), to go in the wrong direction.
1497 kúndùn Noun
1498 kunlẹ Noun, Verb /kṹ.lé/ a male given name meaning “(One that) fills the house”, it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Ad…
1499 kura Noun, Verb /kú.ɾá/ Emphasizing the act of scooping or digging dirt with one's hands.
1500 kúré捞 Noun
1501 kuro Verb /kú.ɾò/ to leave; to go away.
1502 kúrú Noun, Verb /kú.ɾú/ A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New…
1503 kúrúnà Noun
1504 kusa Noun /kù.sà/ being dug up frantically.
1505 kúṣẹ̀ẹ́ Noun
1506 kúùbọ̀ Noun
1507 kuule Interjection /kúū.lé/ a greeting used when entering a home (usually used in response to káàbọ̀ (“welcome”)).
1508 kuuṣẹ Interjection well done! (used when greeting someone either while working or after completing work).
1509 kúyè Noun Synonym of Sakhalin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
1510 láàárín Noun
1511 laada Noun /láá.dá/ the belief that every that every good action attracts reward from Allah.
1512 làágùn Noun
1513 laakaye Noun /làá.kà.jè/ common sense, understanding, mental faculty.
1514 laali Noun /làá.lì/ Equivalent to 'henna': A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers.
1515 laanọ Adverb /ꜜlá.nɔ̃́/
1516 laba Noun /là.bà/ A Yoruba traditional leather attire similar to a kilt that is worn by priests of the orisha, like the Mọgbà or chiefs, s…
1517 labaa Verb /lá.ꜜbá/ to have an idea or suggestion.
1518 labari Noun /là.bá.ɾì/
1519 labẹ Preposition /lá.bɛ́/ Equivalent to 'under': It intensifies the qualities, usually negative, of the substantive or adjective to the that modif…
1520 labidun Noun /là.bí.dũ̀/
1521 làbọ̀dí Noun
1522 labule Noun /lá.bú.lé/
1523 ladugbo Noun /lá.dū.ɡ͡bó/ clay pitcher (terracotta vessel for fetching water).
1524 laefi Noun /lá.è.fí/ blameworthiness, guilt, fault.
1525 lafikun Adverb /lá.fī.kṹ/ in addition.
1526 lafun Noun /lá.fṹ/ a type of àmàlà made from láfún flour, it is known for being unique to the Ẹ̀gbá Yoruba people.
1527 lágẹma Noun
1528 láíbìrì Noun /lá.í.bì.ɾì/ Equivalent to 'library': An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified…
1529 laini Adverb /lá.ì.nĩ́/ without having.
1530 laipẹ Adverb /lá.ì.k͡pɛ́/
1531 láìsí Noun, Adverb /lá.ì.sí/
1532 laiwowe Adverb /lá.ì.wò.wé/ from memory; by heart; extemporaneously.
1533 làkàkà Noun
1534 lála Noun A language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
1535 lalaalẹ Adverb every evening.
1536 lálòjù Noun
1537 laluuri Noun /là.lúú.ɾí/ necessity.
1538 lámbó Noun /lá.ŋ́.bó/ cocoyam, taro.
1539 lanaa Adverb yesterday.
1540 láǹdẹ̀ Noun An uncultivated plain, especially a sandy track along the seashore in southwestern France.
1541 lanu Noun
1542 lapaipa Noun /lá.k͡pà.ī.k͡pà/
1543 laraarọ Adverb every morning.
1544 lárìnká Noun
1545 lásán Noun
1546 lati Adverb, Preposition /lá.ꜜtī/ from (some location).
1547 làwàà Noun
1548 lawani Noun /lá.wà.nĩ́/ Equivalent to 'Turban': A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
1549 lẹ́bàá Noun
1550 lẹ́ẹ̀dì Noun
1551 lèé袧 Noun
1552 léfòó Noun
1553 lẹhin Verb, Preposition /lɛ́.hĩ̀/ archaic spelling of lẹ́yìn (“to last for a long time; to have a legacy”).
1554 lékikì Noun
1555 lekó Noun Langue amérindienne non-classée (isolat linguistique), parlée en Bolivie.
1556 lemọmu Noun /lè.mɔ̃́.mũ̀/
1557 lenii Adverb /lé.ꜜnĩ́/ Lagos form of lónìí (“today”).
1558 lérí Noun Equivalent to 'Promise': A female given name from English.
1559 leṣii Noun, Adverb last year.
1560 lẹta Noun /lɛ́.tà/ letter (written character).
1561 léteetí Noun
1562 lẹ́wà Noun
1563 léwu Noun Equivalent to 'dangerous': very unsafe and likely to be the cause of danger.
1564 léyìí Noun
1565 lẹyin Noun, Verb, Preposition /lɛ́.jĩ̀/ to last for a long time; to have a legacy.
1566 ligbẹ Adverb /lí.ɡ͡bɛ̀/ when, at that time, then.
1567 lị́gbị̀ Noun
1568 liigi Noun /líì.ɡì/
1569 liili Noun /líì.lí/ hedgehog; (in particular) Four-toed hedgehog.
1570 lílé Noun
1571 lílò Noun An inflatable air mattress.
1572 lílù Noun
1573 lita Noun /lí.tà/ Equivalent to 'Litre': The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre.
1574 lọ́dọ́n Noun
1575 lọ́gán Noun A rocking or balanced stone.
1576 logbo Noun /ló.ɡ͡bò/
1577 lógigì Noun
1578 lójijì Noun, Adverb /ló.d͡ʒī.d͡ʒì/ Equivalent to 'immediately': In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
1579 loke Preposition /ló.kè/ at the top; above.
1580 lókèèrè Noun
1581 lókílì Noun /ló.kí.lì/
1582 lọla Adverb Equivalent to 'tomorrow': The day after the present day.
1583 lọ́nàá Noun
1584 lonii Noun, Adverb Equivalent to 'today': The present day, time, or age: "Today's shocks are tomorrow's conventions" (Carolyn Heilbrun).
1585 lọọlẹ̀ Noun, Verb /lɔ̄ɔ̄.lé/ to go home.
1586 looni Noun, Adverb /ꜜló.nĩ́/
1587 lọPAY Noun
1588 lori Adverb Equivalent to 'above': Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or…
1589 lọṣọ Noun
1590 loṣoo Verb /ló.ʃòó/ to squat; to crouch.
1591 lọsọọsẹ Adverb weekly, every week.
1592 lóṣooṣù Noun, Adverb monthly, every month.
1593 lọ́tẹ̀ Noun Initialism of language(s) other than English.
1594 lọwọọwọ Verb /lɔ́.wɔ́ɔ́.wɔ́/ to be lukewarm, to be tepid.
1595 lọya Noun, Verb /lɔ́.jà/ Equivalent to 'lawyer': A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Do…
1596 lọ́yị̀n Noun
1597 lúgbẹ̀ Noun
1598 lúgọ Noun A city of the province of the same name in Galicia, Spain, and its capital.
1599 lụka Verb /lʊ́.kà/ to be good.
1600 luko Verb /lū.kō/ to be primitive, to be dim-witted.
1601 luku Noun, Verb /lú.kú/ to be bitter.
1602 lukudi Noun /lù.kú.dì/ A ritual often performed to produce wealth or money via spiritual means, often characterized by practice of kidnapping a…
1603 lúúlúú Noun
1604 lùwẹ̀ Noun Equivalent to 'swim': Abbreviation of someone who isn't me, used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incriminatio…
1605 màámi Noun
1606 maapu Noun /máà.k͡pù/ Equivalent to 'map': A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of pl…
1607 magi Noun /mā.ɡí/ bouillon cube; stock cube (regardless of brand).
1608 magun Noun /má.ɡũ̀/ a supernatural charm placed on a woman by her husband (or for a young girl, by her parents), to prevent her from being r…
1609 maigho Noun /mà.ì.ɣò/ palm frond.
1610 majala Noun /mà.d͡ʒà.là/
1611 májata Noun peptic ulcer.
1612 májèlé Noun
1613 majẹmu Noun /má.d͡ʒɛ̀.mũ̄/ oath, covenant, mutual understanding.
1614 màjèsín Noun
1615 maleka Noun /mà.lé.kà/
1616 màlúghù Noun /mà.lú.ɣù/
1617 maluu Noun /mà.lúù/ cow, ox, cattle; (in particular) zebu cow.
1618 màmá Noun /mà.má/ a term of endearment or respect for an older woman or female relative.
1619 mangoro Noun /má.ŋ́.ɡò.ɾò/
1620 mariwo Noun /mà.ɾì.wò/ palm frond (in particular) young unwilted palm fronds tied around the body at festivals, such as the Ọlọ́jọ́ festival, b…
1621 mẹ́fà Noun, Adjective /mɛ́fà/
1622 mẹfẹẹfa Noun, Adjective /mɛ́fɛ̀ɛ̀fà/
1623 meje Adjective /mé.ꜜd͡ʒē/
1624 mejeeje Noun, Adjective /méd͡ʒèèd͡ʒē/ all seven.
1625 méjèèjì Noun, Adjective /méd͡ʒèèd͡ʒì/ both, all two.
1626 mẹjẹẹjọ Adjective /mɛ́d͡ʒɛ̀ɛ̀d͡ʒɔ̄/ all eight.
1627 meji Adjective /méd͡ʒì/ Equivalent to 'two': The station code of Tai Wo in Hong Kong.
1628 mẹ́jọ Noun, Adjective /mɛ́.ꜜd͡ʒɔ̄/ Equivalent to 'eight': Alternative spelling of ait (island in a river).
1629 mẹkunnu Noun /mɛ̀.kṹ.nũ̀/ poor person, a group of poor people, a society of poor people.
1630 mẹkunu Noun /mɛ̀.kú.nũ̀/
1631 meloo Article /mé.ꜜló/
1632 méní Noun
1633 mẹrin Noun, Adjective /mɛ́.ꜜɾĩ̄/ Equivalent to 'four': The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
1634 mẹ́ta Noun, Adjective /mɛ́.ꜜtā/ Clipping of metagame.
1635 mẹtẹẹta Noun, Adjective /mɛ́tɛ̀ɛ̀tā/ all three.
1636 mẹ́wàá Noun, Adjective /mɛ́.ꜜwá/ Equivalent to 'ten': Initialism of toxic epidermal necrolysis.
1637 mílíìkì Noun /mí.líì.kì/
1638 miliọnu Noun /mí.lí.ɔ̀.nù/ Equivalent to 'million': An indeterminately great amount or number.Often used in plural:jillion, multiplicity, ream, tri…
1639 mímí Noun A female given name.
1640 mínírà Noun
1641 míràn Noun
1642 mírìn Noun A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké and used in cooking.
1643 mita Noun /mí.tà/ meter, metre (unit of measurement, 100 cm).
1644 mọgaa Noun /mɔ̃̀.ɡáà/ antenna; (in particular) an insect's antenna.
1645 mọgaji Noun /mɔ̃́.ɡà.d͡ʒí/ the male head of a clan or extended family, boss.
1646 mọgala Noun /mɔ̃́.ɡá.là/ antenna; (in particular) an insect's antenna.
1647 mọlẹbi Noun, Verb /mɔ̃̀.lɛ́.bí/ extended family, clan, kinship.
1648 momi Noun, Verb /mō.mĩ̄/ mother, mommy.
1649 mọmọ Noun /mɔ̃̀.mɔ̃́/ A type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables…
1650 mọni Noun A diminutive of the female given names Monica or Monika.
1651 mooluẹ Noun /móò.lū.ɛ̀/ molue (a type of bus in Lagos).
1652 móoru Noun, Verb /móō.ɾū/ to be hot or humid ((in terms of weather).
1653 mọriọ Noun /mɔ̃̀.ɾìò/ A male given name from Japanese.
1654 mọriwo Noun /mɔ̃̀.ɾì.wò/
1655 mọṣi Noun /mɔ̃́.ʃì/
1656 mọ́tò Noun /mɔ̃́.tò/ Equivalent to 'car': A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steer…
1657 mọwe Noun, Verb /mɔ̃̀.wé/ to be intelligent; to know one's stuff.
1658 mugbo Verb /mũ̄.ɡ͡bó/ Equivalent to 'smoke': The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
1659 múgbọ̀n Noun
1660 mumi Verb /mũ̄.mĩ̄/ to drink water.
1661 múra Noun Nonuniformity in the luminance of a display device.
1662 mùsííbà Noun /mù.síí.bà/ misfortune.
1663 músíìkì Noun
1664 musiọmu Noun /mũ̀.sí.ɔ̀.mũ̀/
1665 muso Interjection /mṹ.sò/ hooray, an expression used to denote happiness or joy.
1666 músù Noun /mṹ.sù/
1667 muti Verb /mũ̄.tí/ Equivalent to 'drink': To become an unquestioning advocate for a group, cause, or belief.
1668 mútọ́ Noun
1669 mùwé Noun, Verb /mũ̀.wé/ to be intelligent; to be highly educated.
1670 nàbì Noun A prophet of Islam.
1671 naira Noun /ná.í.ɾà/ naira (currency of Nigeria).
1672 nájà Noun A member of the Naja genus of venomous snakes; cobras.
1673 nama Noun /nã́.mà/
1674 nàró Noun
1675 narun Noun /nã́.ɾũ̄/ a type of skin rash mainly caused by onchocerciasis.
1676 nasia Noun /nã̀.sí.à/ explanation, encouragement, exhortation.
1677 náwó Noun
1678 nẹẹn Pronoun /nɛ̀ɛ́/ who, whose, whom.
1679 nian Verb /nĩ́.ꜜã̄/
1680 nibo Pronoun /nĩ́.bō/
1681 níbòmíì Noun
1682 nídàájí Noun
1683 nífẹ̀ẹ́ Noun Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe nifer.
1684 nijẹrin Adverb three days ago.
1685 nijẹta Noun, Adverb /nĩ́.ꜜd͡ʒɛ̄.tā/ the day before yesterday.
1686 níjọ́un Noun Equivalent to 'long ago': Existing in the relatively distant past.
1687 nikan Verb, Adverb /nĩ̀.kã̄/ to be alone in something.
1688 nile Noun /nĩ́.lé/ Equivalent to 'at home': A type of reception or party whereby the host says that they will be ‘at home’ during specific…
1689 níni Noun /nĩ̀.nĩ́/ a beautiful snake, noted to be non-venomous; the Red-black striped snake.
1690 ninu Verb, Preposition /nĩ́.nṹ/ inside, within.
1691 nipasẹ Verb /nĩ́.k͡pā.sɛ̀/ to have or possess a personal or direct connection or link.
1692 nipọn Verb /nĩ́.ꜜk͡pɔ̃̄/ to be thick.
1693 níran Noun, Verb /nĩ́.ꜜɾã̄/ to have a mental or supernatural vision.
1694 nirọn Verb /nĩ́.ꜜɾɔ̃̄/
1695 nísàlẹ̀ Noun
1696 nisin Adverb /nĩ́.sĩ̄/ right now.
1697 niṣo Verb /nĩ̀.ʃó/ to proceed; to continue moving.
1698 níta Noun, Adverb outside; out.
1699 nítòsí Noun
1700 níwájú Noun /nĩ́.ꜜwá.d͡ʒú/ Equivalent to 'In front': In the position ahead.
1701 nìyẹn Noun
1702 nìyí Noun
1703 njẹta Adverb /ŋ́.d͡ʒɛ̄.tā/
1704 ǹlẹ́ Noun /ŋ́.lé/ Equivalent to 'at home': A type of reception or party whereby the host says that they will be ‘at home’ during specific…
1705 nǹkan Noun /ŋ̄ŋ̀.kã̄/ object, thing, something.
1706 nọ́ḿbà Noun /nɔ́.ŋ́.bà/ Equivalent to 'Numbers': The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fo…
1707 ntori Preposition /ŋ́.tō.ɾí/ (Preposition).
1708 nukan Verb, Adverb /nũ̀.kã̄/ to be alone in something.
1709 nunu Noun /nṹ.nũ̀/
1710 nwaju Noun /ŋ́.wá.d͡ʒú/
1711 nwọn Pronoun dated spelling of wọn (“they”).
1712 Ọba-ńlá Noun
1713 Ọbaala Noun /ɔ̄.bāá.lá/ A senior chieftaincy title in the royal council of many Eaatern Yoruba kingdoms.
1714 Ọbadio Noun /ɔ̄.bā.dìō/ the title of the chief priest of the worship of Odùduwà as a divinity in the town of Ifẹ̀.
1715 ọbakan Noun /ɔ̄.bà.kã̄/ paternal half sibling (sibling of the same father but a different mother).
1716 Ọbameri Noun /ɔ̄.bā.mè.ɾì/ a legendary warrior and chief of ancient Ifẹ̀. He served as the ruler of the one of the ancient Ifẹ̀ settlements (èlú)…
1717 Ọbańlá Noun /ɔ̄.bā.ŋ́.lá/ a high ranking chieftaincy title in Yorubaland.
1718 Ọbara Noun /ɔ̀.bà.ɾà/ The seventh of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the odù Ifá, consisting of the seventh principal chapter, (Ọ̀bàrà méjì…
1719 Ọbatala Noun /ɔ̄.bà.tá.lá/ Ọbatala, a powerful irúnmọlẹ̀ and divinity of creation, the sky, heaven, purity, the creator of the Earth (beginning wit…
1720 ọbayejẹ Noun /ɔ̀.bā.jé.d͡ʒɛ́/ troublemaker, traitor.
1721 ọ̀bẹ Noun /ɔ̀.bɛ̄/ stew, soup, sauce.
1722 obeje Noun /ò.bé.d͡ʒé/ the Yoruba alphabet of the ajami script (as adapted for writing Yoruba).
1723 obele Noun /ò.bè.lè/ oar, paddle.
1724 obídìẹ Noun
1725 obìnrin Noun /ō.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄/ Equivalent to 'female': Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically as…
1726 obira Noun /ō.bī.ɾā/ Gorean snapper.
1727 ọbị̀rịn Noun
1728 obitọn Noun /ō.bī.tɔ̃̄/ a traditional coming of age dance and rite performed by young women; see àpọ́n, the equivalent in young men.
1729 ọbịtụn Noun /ɔ̄.bɪ̄.tʊ̃̄/ virgin, a recently married woman who has not had children.
1730 ọ̀bọ Noun /ɔ̀.bɔ̀/ a plant used to ritually catch a witch, Erythrophleum suaveolens or Erythrophleum Ivoriensis.
1731 ọbọn Noun /ɔ̀.bɔ̃̀/
1732 ọbọnbọn Noun /ɔ̀.bɔ̃̀.ũ̀.bɔ̃̄.ũ̀/
1733 ọ̀bùn Noun /ɔ̀.bũ̀/ Equivalent to 'Pig': Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout a…
1734 ọbụntụn Noun /ɔ̄.bũ̄.tũ̄/ maiden, newlywed bride.
1735 ọbụ̀rịn Noun
1736 ọ̀dá Noun /ɔ̀.dá/ drought, famine.
1737 ọ̀dájú Noun /ɔ̀.dá.d͡ʒú/ callous person; insensitive person.
1738 ọ̀dàlẹ̀ Noun /ɔ̀.dà.lɛ̀/
1739 ọ̀dàn Noun /ɔ̀.dã̀/ A class of deciduous trees usually planted around a house to provide shade, consisting of members of the Moraceae family.
1740 ọ̀daràn Noun
1741 ọdẹdẹ Noun /ɔ̀.dɛ̀.dɛ̀/ a council or assembly of the married woman within an extended family.
1742 Ọdẹmọ Noun /ɔ̄.dɛ̄.mɔ̃̄/ official title of the traditional ruler of Ìṣarà (Ìṣarà-Rẹ́mọ) town of Ògùn State of Nigeria.
1743 odidẹrẹ Noun /ō.dí.dɛ̄.ɾɛ́/ parrot; (in particular) African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus).
1744 odidi Noun /ō.dī.dī/ whole, entire; a complete entity.
1745 odindi Noun /ō.dĩ̄.dī/
1746 odio Noun, Interjection /ò.díō/ hail the king.
1747 ododo Noun /ò.dò.dó/ A species of tree Daniellia oliveri.
1748 Ọdọfin Noun /ɔ̀.dɔ̀.fĩ̄/ A senior traditional chieftaincy title in Yorubaland, titleholders are members of the Ìwàrẹ̀fà or Ògbóni chieftaincy cou…
1749 ọ̀dọ́kọ Noun
1750 odókódó Noun
1751 ọdọn Noun /ɔ̄.dɔ̃́/ Rivière de France, affluent de l'Orne, dans le département du Calvados.
1752 ọdọọdun Noun /ɔ̄.dɔ̄ɔ̄.dṹ/ every year, annual.
1753 ọdun Noun /ɔ̀.dũ̀/ festival, festivity, celebration, holiday.
1754 ọdundun Noun /ɔ̀.dṹ.dṹ/ Any of several species of plants known for their calming properties, including Kalanchoe pinnata, Emilia fosbergii, Kala…
1755 oduwa Noun /ō.dū.wā/ Equivalent to 'rainbow': A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of r…
1756 ọ̀fàfà Noun /ɔ̀.fà.fà/ Tree hyrax; (in particular) the Dendrohyrax interfluvialis.
1757 ọfan Noun /ɔ̀.fã̄/
1758 ofefee Adjective /ò.fé.fèé/ Equivalent to 'yellow': The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or b…
1759 ọfiisi Noun /ɔ́.fíì.sì/
1760 ofin Noun /ò.fĩ̄/ legislation.
1761 ofio Noun /ò.fìò/ tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus).
1762 ọfọ̀ Noun /ɔ̄.fɔ̀/ incantation, spell, curse.
1763 ofofo Noun /ò.fó.fó/ Equivalent to 'Gossip': Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
1764 ọfọn Noun /ɔ̀.fɔ̃̄/
1765 ofúlójú Noun
1766 ofurufu Noun /ò.fū.ɾū.fú/
1767 ọ̀gà Noun /ɔ̀.ɡá/ a title for a leader or warrior.
1768 ọ̀gákọ̀ Noun
1769 ọgan Noun /ɔ̀.ɡã̀/ A plant of any of several species of plant in the genus Combretum of bushwillows, including Combretum micranthum, Combre…
1770 ọganjọ Noun /ɔ̀.ɡã̀.d͡ʒɔ́/ midnight (12am to 2am).
1771 ọganwo Noun /ɔ̀.ɡã̀.wó/ the name for four African mahogany trees in the genus Khaya, Khaya ivorensis, Khaya anthotheca, Khaya grandifoliola, and…
1772 ọgba Noun /ɔ̄.ɡ͡bà/ gingerbeer root, a plant of species Mondia whitei.
1773 ọgban Noun /ɔ̀.ɡ͡bã́/ neighborhood, district, section.
1774 ọgbara Noun /ɔ̀.ɡ͡bà.ɾá/
1775 ọgbase Noun /ɔ̀.ɡ͡bà.sè/ The plants Nauclea diderrichii and Nauclea latifolia.
1776 ọ̀gbẹ̀n Noun
1777 Ọgbẹni Noun /ɔ̀.ɡ͡bɛ́.nĩ̄/ Mister, Mr. General title or respect of an adult male.
1778 ọgbẹri Noun /ɔ̀.ɡ͡bɛ̀.ɾì/ newcomer, trainee, apprentice.
1779 ọ̀gbìn Noun
1780 ọ̀gbọ́n Noun, Adjective /ɔ̄.ɡ͡bɔ̃́/ neighborhood, district, section.
1781 ọgbọnọ Noun /ɔ̀.ɡ͡bɔ̀.nɔ̀/ ogbono seeds; the seeds from the fruit of the tree Irvingia gabonensis.
1782 ọgbufọ Noun /ɔ̀.ɡ͡bū.fɔ̀/ translator; interpreter.
1783 ogbugbu Noun /ò.ɡ͡bù.ɡ͡bú/ a large type of eggplant.
1784 ọ̀gbun Noun /ɔ̀.ɡ͡bũ̄/ the black mangrove, Avicennia germinans.
1785 ogburo Noun /ò.ɡ͡bù.ɾó/ a type of bird in the family Columbidae, noted for being similar to the pigeon.
1786 ọgẹrẹ Noun /ɔ̀.ɡɛ́.ɾɛ́/
1787 ọghọ̀ Noun /ō.ɣó/ Ikalẹ form of owó (“money, cowrie”).
1788 ọghọn Pronoun /ɔ̀.ɣɔ̃̄/ Ọwọ form of àwọn (“they (emphatic third-person plural personal pronoun)”).
1789 ọghọta Noun /ɔ̀.ɣɔ́.tā/ a species of snake similar to the Gaboon viper; (perhaps) Bitis nasicornis.
1790 oghun Noun, Pronoun /ò.ɣũ̄/ Ìlàjẹ and Ìkálẹ̀ form of òun (“he; she; it (emphatic third-person singular personal pronoun)”).
1791 ogidan Noun /ò.ɡì.dã́/ A nickname or praise name (oríkì) for a big cat or for any large and powerful animal.
1792 ogio Noun /ō.ɡì.ō/ turning stick used to prepare foods like ẹ̀bà and àmàlà, similar to a spatula.
1793 ogogoro Noun /ò.ɡó.ɡó.ɾó/ a very strong traditional gin made from the raffia palm tree.
1794 ogoji Adjective /ō.ɡó.d͡ʒì/
1795 ogongo Noun /ò.ɡò.ŋ̀.ɡò/
1796 ọgọ́rin Noun
1797 ọgọta Adjective /ɔ̄.ɡɔ́.ꜜtā/
1798 ogulutu Noun /ò.ɡú.lù.tū/ mud or concrete wall (made with ochre or clod).
1799 ogun Noun, Adjective /ō.ɡṹ/ August, the third month of the traditional Yoruba calendar, the Kọ́jọ́dá; named in honor of Ògún. Many Ògún festivals ar…
1800 ogungun Noun /ō.ɡũ̄.ɡũ̄/ kapok tree.
1801 ogunna Noun /ò.ɡṹ.nã́/ ember, hot charcoal.
1802 ọgụnrụn Noun /ɔ̀.ɡʊ̃̀.ɾʊ̃̀/ neck; joint of a body part.
1803 ogwigwi Noun /ò.ɡʷì.ɡʷí/
1804 ọhaha Noun /ɔ̀.hà.hà/
1805 ohihun Noun /ō.hì.hũ̀/ The plant Canna indica.
1806 Ọhọri Noun /ɔ̀.hɔ̀.ɾí/ Ohori people, a subethnic group of the Yoruba people in the Republic of Benin, whom speak one of the various Yoruboid Ed…
1807 ọ̀hún Noun, Pronoun /ō.hũ̄/ Equivalent to 'thing': That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
1808 oibaa Noun /ō.í.bàà/ bed; (in particular) a traditional bed made from mud or clay.
1809 oigho Noun (Yoruba religion) the orí.
1810 oiie Noun /ō.íī.ē/
1811 ọ̀ị́ṣẹ́ Noun /ɔ̀.ɪ́.ʃɛ́/ pounding mortar.
1812 ọjẹlu Noun /ɔ̀.d͡ʒɛ̀.lú/ corrupt politician; polithiefcian.
1813 ojia Noun /ò.d͡ʒí.á/ The plant Daniellia ogea.
1814 ojibata Noun /ò.d͡ʒí.bà.tà/
1815 ọjịjẹ Noun /ɔ̀.d͡ʒɪ̀.d͡ʒɛ̀/ a moist washcloth, applied to wounds.
1816 ojiya Noun /ò.d͡ʒí.já/
1817 ọjọ-ori Noun /ɔ̄.d͡ʒɔ́.ō.ɾí/
1818 ọjọ-ubi Noun /ɔ̄.d͡ʒɔ́.ù.bí/
1819 Ọjọ́bọ̀ Noun /ɔ̄.d͡ʒɔ́.bɔ̀/
1820 ọjọọbi Noun /ɔ̄.d͡ʒɔ́ɔ̀.bí/
1821 ojora Noun /ō.d͡ʒō.ɾā/ Equivalent to 'Nervousness': The state or quality of being nervous.
1822 ojoro Noun /ò.d͡ʒó.ɾó/
1823 Ọjọru Noun /ɔ̄.d͡ʒɔ́.ɾú/ Wednesday.
1824 ojú-ara Noun
1825 ojubọ Noun /ō.d͡ʒú.ꜜbɔ̄/
1826 ojude Noun /ō.d͡ʒú.ꜜdē/ porch, plaza, town square.
1827 ojugba Noun /ō.d͡ʒú.ɡ͡bà/ peer, agemate.
1828 ojugun Noun /ō.d͡ʒú.ɡũ̄/ Equivalent to 'Shin': The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Ara…
1829 ojuju Noun /ō.d͡ʒū.d͡ʒū/ chronic ulcer.
1830 ojukoju Noun, Adjective /ō.d͡ʒú.kō.d͡ʒú/ face-to-face.
1831 ojule Noun /ō.d͡ʒú.lé/ door entrance, room.
1832 ojulowo Noun, Adjective /ō.d͡ʒú.ló.wó/ something that is genuine, authentic, the real deal, valuable.
1833 ojumọ Noun /ō.d͡ʒú.mɔ̃́/ Equivalent to 'day': A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval diminutive of David.
1834 ojurọ Noun /ō.d͡ʒú.ɾɔ̀/
1835 ojúsun Noun
1836 ojuti Noun /ō.d͡ʒú.tì/ shame, remorse.
1837 ojútò Noun
1838 ọ̀kadà Noun /ɔ̀.kā.dà/ Equivalent to 'motorcycle': An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or…
1839 ọkàn Noun, Adjective /ɔ̀.kã̄/ Kinkeliba, of west Africa, a shrub with leaves used in traditional medicine.
1840 ọkanla Adjective /ɔ̀.kã̀.lá/ Equivalent to 'eleven': A cricket team of eleven players.
1841 Ọkanran Noun /ɔ̀.kã̀.ɾã̀/ The eighth of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the odù Ifá, consisting of the eighth principal chapter, (Ọ̀kànràn méjì…
1842 ọkaṣa Noun /ɔ̀.kà.ʃà/ crayfish, lobster.
1843 okeere Noun, Adverb /ò.kèè.ɾè/ far away distance.
1844 ọkẹn Noun /ɔ̀.kɛ̃́/ a species of small songbird with white tail feathers.
1845 ọkẹrẹ Noun /ɔ̀.kɛ́.ɾɛ́/ official title of the traditional ruler of Ṣakí town in Ọ̀yọ́ State of Nigeria.
1846 okeṣiṣi Noun /ò.ké.ʃí.ʃí/ an epileptic person.
1847 ọ̀kị̀ka Noun /ɔ̀.kɪ̀.kā/ finger, toe.
1848 ọkin Noun /ɔ̀.kĩ́/ peafowl; peacock (peacocks did not live in the range of Yorubaland in the past, and were introduced in recent times).
1849 okinẹ Noun /ō.kī.nɛ̄/
1850 ọkinni Noun /ɔ̄.kĩ̄.nĩ̄/
1851 ọkọnrẹn Noun /ɔ̀.kɔ̃̄.ɾɛ̃̀/ the only one.
1852 okòó Noun
1853 ọkọọkan Adverb /ɔ̀kɔ̀ɔ̀kɔ̃̄/ one by one, singly.
1854 okorolo Noun /ò.kò.ɾò.lò/ a slim cutlass or machete.
1855 okoto Noun /ò.kò.tó/ spinning top.
1856 okòwò Noun
1857 okùlè Noun /ō.kù.lè/ dung, feces, excrement.
1858 Okun Noun, Interjection /ō.kũ̄/ An overarching term for a group of related Yoruba subethnic groups in Kogi State, consisting of the Ọ̀wọ́rọ́ọ̀, Ìyàgbà…
1859 okunfa Noun /ō.kũ̀.fà/
1860 okunkun Noun /ò.kũ̀.kũ̀/ the date palm Phoenix reclinata.
1861 ọkunmẹ Noun /ɔ̀.kũ̀.mɛ̀/
1862 ọkùnrin Noun /ɔ̄.kũ̀.ɾĩ̄/ Equivalent to 'male': Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associate…
1863 okunrun Noun /ò.kũ̀.ɾũ̀/ sickliness, poor health.
1864 okuru Noun /ò.kú.ɾù/ Equivalent to 'cane rat': A large rodent of the genus Thryonomys, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
1865 okutu Noun /ò.kù.tù/ tree stump.
1866 Ọlaifa Noun /ɔ̄.lá.ī.fá/ a unisex given name meaning “The honor of Ifa; the grace of Ifa”.
1867 Ọlatẹru Noun /ɔ̄.lá.tɛ́.ɾù/ a male given name meaning “Honor is worthy of commanding fear”.
1868 oli- Phrase /ō.lí/
1869 ọlide Noun /ɔ̄.lī.dé/ holiday; vacation.
1870 ọlị́fá Noun
1871 ọlíkàrà Noun
1872 olila Noun /ō.lí.lá/
1873 ọ̀lìlọ̀ Noun
1874 olilu Noun /ò.lì.lù/ Ikalẹ form of òòlù (“hammer”).
1875 olio Noun A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
1876 olóbì Noun
1877 ọlọ́dẹ Noun
1878 olódìí Noun
1879 olódo Noun /ō.ló.ꜜdō/ a dunce, a stupid person, one who receives poor grades.
1880 olódòdó Noun
1881 Ọlọfa Noun /ɔ̄.lɔ́.fà/ The title of the traditional monarch of the town of Offa (Ọ̀fà) in Kwara State, Nigeria.
1882 olófì Noun
1883 Ọlọfin Noun /ɔ̄.lɔ́.ꜜfĩ̄/ a legendary king and warrior from Ifẹ̀ who founded many Ekiti towns, he is worshipped as an ancestral deity (ụmọlẹ̀) as…
1884 ológbò Noun /ō.ló.ɡ͡bò/
1885 ológhó Noun Ikalẹ form of olówó (“rich person”).
1886 ológìní Noun
1887 ológò Noun
1888 ologoṣẹ Noun /ō.ló.ɡō.ʃɛ́/ pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura.
1889 ológun Noun /ō.ló.ɡũ̄/ warrior, soldier.
1890 olóhun Noun
1891 ọlọ́jà Noun /ɔ̄.lɔ́.d͡ʒà/ market person; someone who sells at a market.
1892 olojo Noun /ò.lō.d͡ʒò/
1893 ọlọ́kan Noun
1894 olókìkí Noun
1895 olókílì Noun /ō.ló.kí.lì/ Equivalent to 'dog meat': Meat from a dog eaten as food.
1896 olóko Noun
1897 olokoṣẹ Noun /ō.ló.kō.ʃɛ́/
1898 olókun Noun /ō.ló.ꜜkũ̄/ A primordial imọlẹ̀ of the Yoruba religion, they are an androgynous divinity of the ocean and the seas, and said to embo…
1899 ọlọ́là Noun
1900 Ọlọlade Noun /ɔ̄.lɔ́.lá.dé/ a unisex given name meaning “The honorable one has arrived”.
1901 ololufẹ Noun /ō.ló.lù.fɛ́/ lover, loved one.
1902 ọlọ́ma Noun
1903 olómele Noun /ō.ló.mē.lē/ omele drummer.
1904 olongbo Noun /ō.ló.ŋ́.ɡ͡bò/
1905 olongo Noun /ō.lō.ŋ̄.ɡō/ red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala).
1906 oloo Noun /ō.lóó/ a rich man, a person with money.
1907 olóògbé Noun
1908 ọlọpaa Noun /ɔ̄.lɔ́.ꜜk͡pá/ police; law enforcer.
1909 olori Noun /ō.lō.ɾì/ the official designated wife of a monarch; usually the most senior wife of a king; queen consort.
1910 olórin Noun
1911 olórìṣà Noun /ō.ló.ɾì.ʃà/ A devotee or worshipper of the orisha.
1912 ọlọrọ Noun, Adjective /ɔ̄.lɔ́.ɾɔ̀/ speaker at an event.
1913 olórógu Noun war captain.
1914 olórúkọ Noun
1915 Ọlọ́run Noun /ɔ̄.lɔ́.ꜜɾũ̄/ Olorun, a nickname for the supreme divinity of the Yoruba religion, Olódùmarè.
1916 ọlọ́sà Noun
1917 oloṣelu Noun /ō.ló.ʃè.lú/ politician.
1918 olóṣìé Noun
1919 ọlọ́ṣun Noun /ɔ̄.lɔ́.ʃũ̄/ A worshipper or initiate of the orisha Ọ̀ṣun.
1920 Ọlọ́tà Noun
1921 ọlọ̀tẹ̀ Noun
1922 ọlọ́tí Noun
1923 Ọlọ́wá Noun
1924 Ọlọ́wẹ̀ Noun
1925 Ọlọwọ Noun /ɔ̄.lɔ́.wɔ̀/ official title of the traditional ruler of Ọ̀wọ̀ town of Oǹdó State of Nigeria.
1926 ọlọya Noun /ɔ̄.lɔ́.jā/ A devotee or worshipper of the orisha Ọya.
1927 olóyè Noun /ō.ló.jè/ Yoruba traditional chief.
1928 oloyin Noun /ō.ló.jĩ̄/ Something that is characterized by being sweet.
1929 olóyo Noun
1930 olu-ilu Noun /ō.lú.ì.lú/ capital city.
1931 Ọlụa Noun /ɔ̄.lʊ́.ā/ A high-ranking divinity (ụmọlẹ̀) of many Èkìtì Yoruba towns, regarded as the supreme deity of the hill and the sky. In s…
1932 Ọlụ́ayé Noun
1933 olùfẹ́ Noun /ō.lù.fɛ́/ lover, loved one.
1934 olugbe Noun /ō.lù.ɡ͡bé/ inhabitant; resident.
1935 olùkéde Noun
1936 oluko Noun /ō.lù.kɔ́/ teacher, professor, instructor.
1937 olùkù Noun /ō.lù.kù/
1938 olule Noun /ō.lú.lé/
1939 oluli Noun /ō.lú.lí/
1940 olulu Noun /ò.lú.lú/ senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis).
1941 olúrun Noun /ō.lú.ɾũ̄/
1942 olùyà Noun
1943 ọmadé Noun
1944 ọmama Noun /ɔ̄.mã̄.mã̄/
1945 omele Noun /ō.mē.lē/ omele drum; the smallest drum that is highest in pitch, part of bàtá or ẹ̀kù ensembles, beaten with thin sticks made of…
1946 ọmiba Noun /ɔ̄.mĩ̄.bā/ paternal half sibling.
1947 omidan Noun /ō.mĩ̄.dã̄/ maiden, virgin.
1948 omii Noun /ò.mĩ́ĩ̀/ another one.
1949 ominira Noun /ò.mĩ̀.nĩ̄.ɾā/ freedom, independence, liberty.
1950 ominu Noun /ō.mĩ̄.nṹ/ Equivalent to 'Reservation': The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
1951 omira Noun /ō.mĩ́.ɾā/ amniotic fluid.
1952 omiró Noun /ō.mĩ̄.ɾó/ Equivalent to 'acid': Acronym of atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability, a set of properties that guarantee d…
1953 omitoro Noun /ō.mĩ̄.tō.ɾō/ pepper soup; Peppersoup.
1954 ọmiwe Noun /ɔ̀.mĩ̀.wé/
1955 omíyalé Noun
1956 omiye Noun /ō.mĩ̄.jē/ uterine sibling, maternal half sibling.
1957 ọmọ-àbá Noun
1958 Ọmọ-ewi Noun /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.è.wí/ A female oríkì name. alternative form of Ọmọèwí.
1959 ọmọ-èyé Noun
1960 ọmọ-ìka Noun
1961 ọmọ-inú Noun
1962 ọmọ-ìyá Noun Equivalent to 'half sibling': A sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full-sibling or sibling-german…
1963 ọmọ-ọwọ Noun /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄ ɔ̄.wɔ́/ baby; infant portable in the hand.
1964 ọmọba Noun prince, princess.
1965 ọmọdé Noun /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.dé/ Equivalent to 'child': Alternative letter-case form of child often used when referring to God (Jesus) or another importa…
1966 ọmọdó Noun /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.dó/ Equivalent to 'Pestle': A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
1967 Ọmọewi Noun /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.è.wí/ A female oríkì name., given to someone from the town of Ado or who's lineage comes from Ado.
1968 ọmọge Noun young woman, chick.
1969 ọmọkọmọ Noun /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.kɔ́.mɔ̃̄/ any child, naughty child.
1970 ọmọleti Noun /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.lé.tí/
1971 Ọmọlẹyẹ Noun /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.lɛ̀.jɛ̄/ a unisex given name meaning “The child is honor; Children are honor”.
1972 ọmọlọ Noun /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.lɔ̄/ grinding stone pestle.
1973 ọmọlúlí Noun
1974 ọmọnile Noun /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.nĩ́.lé/ Equivalent to 'Gecko': Any lizard in the infraorder Gekkota.
1975 Ọmọpẹ Noun /ɔ̄.mɔ̃́.k͡pɛ́/ a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to a child born past their mother's due date.
1976 ọmọre Noun
1977 ọmọwá Noun
1978 ọmọwe Noun /ɔ̀.mɔ̃̀.wé/ doctor (a person who has attained a doctorate), Ph.D.
1979 ọmọwọ́ Noun
1980 ọmọwú Noun /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.wú/ mallet, sledgehammer.
1981 omugwẹ Noun /ò.mũ̀.ɡʷɛ̀/ (swimming) alternative form of òmùwẹ̀ (“swimmer”).
1982 omuka Noun /ō.mũ̀.kā/
1983 ọ̀mùtí Noun /ɔ̀.mũ̀.tí/ drinker; alcoholic person.
1984 ọ̀mùwé Noun /ò.mũ̀.wɛ̀/
1985 oni- Phrase /ō.nĩ́/ a prefix (added to nouns to detail ownership or association to the noun).
1986 onibata Noun /ō.nĩ́.bà.tá/ someone who sells bata drums.
1987 onibuka Noun /ō.nĩ́.bú.kà/ owner of, or worker in, a fast food restaurant.
1988 oníbùú Noun
1989 onídán Noun
1990 onidiri Noun /ō.nĩ́.dì.ɾí/ hairdresser.
1991 onídòdò Noun
1992 ọnié Noun /ɔ̄.nĩ̄.é/
1993 onífá Noun /ō.nĩ́.fá/ A devotee or initiate of Ifá divination and a worshipper of the orisha Ọ̀rúnmìlà.
1994 onífura Noun
1995 oníhòhò Noun
1996 oníjó Noun
1997 ọnìkan Noun
1998 oníkàrà Noun
1999 oníKASA Noun
2000 ọnìkejì Noun
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