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”)
• ẹlẹ́bọlóògùn
• olóògùn (“a supernatural man whom possess supernatural charms”)
• olóògùn (“one who sells or makes medicine”)
• oníṣègùn (“traditional healer, physician”)
• àpótí òògùn wẹ́wẹ̀wẹ́ (“first aid kit”)
• àrùn kògbóògùn (“HIV”)
• òògùn akunnilóorun (“sedative”)
• òògùn apako (“herbicide”)
• òògùn apakòkòrò (“pesticide”)
• òògùn apakòkòròrun (“penicilin”)
• òògùn apolú (“fungicide”)
• òògùn apàrùn (“antibiotics”)
• òògùn aràn-inú (“dewormer medicine”)
• òògùn atanniyọ̀ (“narcotics”)
• òògùn dúdú (“traditional medicine”)
• òògùn olómi (“syrup”)
• òògùn olóró (“narcotic”)
• òògùn oníhóró (“pill”)
• òògùn ìfọrun (“peroxide”)
• òògùn ìpara (“lotion”)

 

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”)