arun mẹdọwu

Yoruba

Etymology

From àrùn (“disease”) +‎ mú (“to make”) +‎ ẹ̀dọ̀ (“liver”) +‎ wú (“to swell”), literally “Disease that makes the liver swell”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.ɾũ̀ mɛ́.dɔ̀.wú/

Noun

àrùn mẹ́dọ̀wú

  1. hepatitis, liver disease, cirrhosis
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