ununmu

Yoruba

Alternative forms

urunmu (Ìjẹ̀bú)
urumu (Èkìtì)

Etymology

From unun (“hair”) +‎ *umu (“groin, genitalia”), umu is likely an obsolete word referring to the groin or genitalia, and may be euphemistic. Compare with Igbo amụ̀.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ũ̄ũ̄.mũ̄/

Noun

ununmu

(Ondo) pubic hair

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