Meaning of dun | Babel Free
dũ̀Definitions
- to be sweet, to be pleasant
- to hurt, to be painful (physically)
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to emit a sound transitive
- 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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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