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Oòrùn — Sun
Category: Nature
The sun — also the root of "ọjọ́ oòrùn" (sunny day) and other everyday weather expressions.
"Oòrùn" (sun) is a near-homograph of "ọ̀run" (heaven/the afterlife) — a distinct but easily-confused word worth a learner's attention.
Tone is what separates oòrùn (sun) from the similarly spelled ọ̀run (heaven/the afterlife) — a reminder that in Yorùbá, pitch isn't just an accent feature but can completely change a word's meaning.
Oòrùn shows up in common everyday expressions beyond just weather talk, including words for sunset and sunrise built directly around the sun's daily movement.
Example: Oòrùn mú gan-an lónìí. — "The sun is very hot today."
Related words:
- Ọ̀run — Heaven/the afterlife — a near-homograph distinguished by tone
- Ìrọ̀lẹ́ — Evening