aoro

West Makian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.o.ro/

Noun

aoro

  1. a frog

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics (as áoro)

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruba *à-ɣòrò, from Proto-Edekiri *à-ɣòrò, equivalent to à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ò (“to look”) +‎ rò (“to tell”), literally “The one who looks [at what the orisha say in obì divination] and then tells”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.ò.ɾò/

Noun

àòrò

  1. (Ekiti) a male priest, often the chief priest of a specific orisha or deity; see àòrò Ògún
    Synonym: aláòrò

Derived terms
  • àòrò Ògún
  • àòrò Ọbànị̀fọ̀n
  • àòrò Ọ̀sanyìn
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