ọkunrin

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • okùnrin (Èkìtì)
  • ọkọ̀nrẹn (Ọ̀wọ̀, Ìlàjẹ)
  • ọkùnẹn (Oǹdó)
  • ọkùnrẹn (Ìkálẹ̀, Rẹ́mọ)

Etymology

It is proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-kʊ̃rɪ̃, this form remains the same in Central Yoruba dialects. Cognate with Arigidi ọkọ́ọrẹ. Akinkugbe suggests it may be equivalent to ọkọ (“man”) +‎ ẹni (“person”), compare with obìnrin. The /k/ consonant exists in the roots of many basic male terms, okó (“penis”), akọ (“male”), ọkọ (“husband”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̄.kũ̀.ɾĩ̄/

Noun

ọkùnrin

  1. man, male
    Synonym: akọ
    Iná niyì ọdẹ, ẹ̀jẹ̀ niyì oògùn; ká rógun má mà sa, òun niyì ọkùnrin ― Just as fire power is the mark of a hunter, so, blood is the mark of a true medicine; and to see a war, and not run away, is the mark of a man (an incantation to invoke bravery)
    'Mo mọ̀ ọ́ tán', ni Orò ó fi ń gbé ọkùnrin ― The conviction that one knows everything is what causes Òrìṣà Orò to carry away a man (proverb against taking danger for granted)
  2. manliness, bravery
    Synonym: ọkàn ọkùnrin
    a gbọ́dọ̀ ṣe bí ọkùnrin lójú ogun ― We must be brave in the battlefield

Coordinate terms

Derived terms
  • ìfẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin (“homosexuality”)
  • ọ̀dọ́mọkùnrin (“young man, adolescent boy”)
  • ọ̀gá-ilé-ìwé lọ́kùnrin (“headmaster”)
  • ọkàn ọkùnrin (“bravery”)
  • ọmọkùnrin (“boy”)

References
  • Adebayo, Taofeeq SOME DIACHRONIC CHANGES IN YORUBA GRAMMAR , 2020
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