aworan

Yoruba

Alternative forms

àòrọ́n (Èkìtì)
اووْرَن

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wò (“to look at”) +‎ rán (“to stare”), literally “That which is looked at intensively”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.wò.ɾã́/

Noun

àwòrán

the act of observing or watching to ponder
Synonym: ìwòrán
being observed or watched to ponder on
picture, image, diagram, drawing
Synonyms: súúrà, fọ́tò, àwòkọ́ṣe

Derived terms

aláwòrán (“photographer”)
ẹ̀kọ́ ìfọwọ́yàwòrán (“graphic arts”)
ẹ̀rọ ayàwòrán (“camera”)
àkànlò-èdè ayàwòrán (“figure of speech”)
àwòrán alálàyé (“chart”)
àwòrán atọ́ka (“chart”)
àwòrán àfikereyọ́ọ̀nùyà (“pastel”)
àwòrán àfọwọ́yà (“graphics”)
àwòrán-atọ́ká (“diagram”)
àwòrándìkọ (“pictogram”)
ìyàwòrán (“drawing”)

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