Meaning of oni | Babel Free

Definitions

1. today
2. a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to a child who cries incessantly
3. crocodile, specifically the Nile crocodile.
4. person, human being, one
5. person; one
   Ekiti

Equivalents

Examples

“Òní ni ọjọ́-ìbí mi.”

Today is my birthday.

“Òní l'a rí, ọba òkè l'ó rọ́la.”

It is [only] today that we see, [only] the Most High sees tomorrow (proverb on divine supremacy)

“ikà à fẹ́ k'á rerù k'à sọ̀, orí ọni ní í sọni”

The wicked does not wish that we fully discharge our obligbations, only the spirit of one's head can make that possible

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