oogun

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • ogìgùn (Èkìtì)

Etymology 1

Likely from Contraction of ogùngùn, possibly derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-gũ̀, cognate with Igala ógwù and Igbo ọgwù

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ōò.ɡũ̀/

Noun

oògùn

  1. medicine, herbal medicine, drug
    Synonym: egbòogi
  2. ritual medicine, supernatural charms or spells, juju; sometimes used to inflict harm or death
    Synonym: jùjú
  3. (idiomatic) cure, remedy
    ogbó kò lóògùn ― There is no cure for old age
Derived terms
  • apòògùn (“pharmacist, biochemist”)
  • àpótí òògùn wẹ́wẹ̀wẹ́ (“first aid kit”)
  • àrùn kògbóògùn (“HIV”)
  • ẹlẹ́bọlóògùn
  • olóògùn (“a supernatural man whom possess supernatural charms”)
  • olóògùn (“one who sells or makes medicine”)
  • oníṣègùn (“traditional healer, physician”)
  • òògùn akunnilóorun (“sedative”)
  • òògùn apako (“herbicide”)
  • òògùn apakòkòrò (“pesticide”)
  • òògùn apakòkòròrun (“penicilin”)
  • òògùn apàrùn (“antibiotics”)
  • òògùn apolú (“fungicide”)
  • òògùn aràn-inú (“dewormer medicine”)
  • òògùn atanniyọ̀ (“narcotics”)
  • òògùn dúdú (“traditional medicine”)
  • òògùn ìfọrun (“peroxide”)
  • òògùn ìpara (“lotion”)
  • òògùn olómi (“syrup”)
  • òògùn olóró (“narcotic”)
  • òògùn oníhóró (“pill”)

Etymology 2

Possibly from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gígùn (“partial reduplication of gùn "to sweat"”). Ultimately, likely derived from Proto-Yoruboid *(ò)úgwṵ̀, likely formed from *ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *gwṵ̀ (“to sweat”), cognate with Igala úgwù.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /òó.ɡũ̀/

Noun

òógùn

  1. sweat
    Synonym: aífó
Derived terms
  • làágùn (“to sweat”)
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