HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of ọ̀hún | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ō.hũ̄

Definitions

  1. voice, sound
  2. thing
  3. tone, accent
  4. speech, utterance
  5. Equivalent to 'thing': That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

Equivalents

English thing

Examples

“ohun tí a bá ṣe pẹ̀sẹ̀, kí a máá fi ṣe ìkánjú; b'ó pẹ́ títí ohun gbogbó á tọwọ́ ẹni”

What we can do very easily, we should not be done hurriedly, for after a long while, all things will come to our hands

“a óò gbọ́ ohùn ìyá, a óò gbọ́ ohùn ọmọ”

May we hear the voice of the mother, may we hear the voice of the baby

“ìjìnlẹ̀ ohùn ẹnu Ifá”

The philosophical speech from the mouth of Ifa

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See all B1 Yorùbá words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See ọ̀hún used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free