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Meaning of dun | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2
dũ̀

Definitions

  1. to be sweet, to be pleasant
  2. to hurt, to be painful (physically)
  3. to emit a sound
    transitive
  4. to be painful (mentally)

Equivalents

English sound

Examples

“egbò ń dùn mí”

The ulcer is hurting me

“ó dùn mí pé ó kú”

It pained me that she died

“ẹyẹ yìí dún”

This bird made a sound

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

dun bi oyin dunaadura dunbu duo duro fa

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