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Meaning of ẹ̀gungun | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ē.ɡṹ.ɡṹ

Definitions

  1. A Yoruba masked or costumed figure (consisting of a human wearing an ẹ̀kú), representing the physical manifestation of the spirit of an ancestor and regarded as a Yoruba orisha. Often mistranslated as masquerade.
  2. bone
  3. A performer who wears a costume to entertain. (See aláàrìnjó.)

Equivalents

العربية شَجَر كَابُوك
Deutsch asiatischer Kapokbaum indischer Kapokbaum Kapokbaum roter Kapokbaum roter Seidenwollbaum Seidenwollbaum weißer Kapokbaum weißer Seidenwollbaum
English kapok tree
Suomi valkokapokkio
Français fromager
ગુજરાતી શીમળો
日本語 インドキワタ インドワタノキ カポック キワタ キワタノキ パンヤノキ 木綿
Kurdî gon
മലയാളം ഇലവ് പഞ്ഞിമരം
မြန်မာဘာသာ လက်ပံ
Nederlands kankantri kapokboom
తెలుగు తెల్లబూరుగ
ไทย งิ้ว
Tiếng Việt bóng gôn gạo gôn
Yorùbá araba egigun

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

egungun ìhà ẹ̀gúnjẹ ègúnmùṣóṣó egunrín ẹgunsi egunyeye

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