Meaning of ọkùnrin | Babel Free
ɔ̄.kũ̀.ɾĩ̄Definitions
- man, male
- manliness, bravery
- Equivalent to 'male': Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Examples
“Iná niyì ọdẹ, ẹ̀jẹ̀ niyì oògùn; ká rógun má mà sa, òun niyì ọkùnrin”
Just as fire power is the mark of a hunter, so, blood is the mark of a true medicine; and to see a war, and not run away, is the mark of a man
“'Mo mọ̀ ọ́ tán', ni Orò ó fi ń gbé ọkùnrin”
The conviction that one knows everything is what causes Òrìṣà Orò to carry away a man
“a gbọ́dọ̀ ṣe bí ọkùnrin lójú ogun”
We must be brave in the battlefield
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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