iwọ-oorun
Yoruba
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wọ̀ (“to set or go down”) + oòrùn (“sun”), literally “the setting of the sun”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.wɔ̀.ōò.ɾũ̀/
Noun
ìwọ̀-oòrùn
- setting of the sun
- west
- Synonym: yámà
Derived terms
- apá ìwọ̀-oòrùn Áfíríkà (“West Africa”)
Coordinate terms
- gàbasì (“east”)
- ìlà-oòrùn (“east”)
- àwúsí (“north”)
- àríwá (“north”)
- gúúsù (“south”)
- àwúsẹ̀ (“south”)