ozu

Olukumi

Ózú

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *é-jú, cognate with Yoruba ojú, Igala éjú, and Itsekiri ejú.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ó.zú/

Noun

ózú

eye
face, surface

Derived terms

ozùmá (“daylight”)
ozúlé (“family, compound”)
ózẹ́bọ́ (“shrine”)
ózúbúná (“hearth, oven”)
úgwázú (“front, ahead”)

Related terms

órí

Sardinian

Alternative forms

oçu, ogiu (archaic)
ollu, oggiu, ogliu (Campidanese)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin oleum.

Noun

ozu m (plural ozos) (LSC, Logudorese, Nuorese)

oil

Derived terms

ozu de olìa

References

AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1012: “l'oglio” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “ódzu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

Yoruba

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.zú/

Noun

ozú

(Ào) Alternative form of ojú (“face, eye”)

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