ohunhotọ
Gun
Òhúnhòtọ́ òhún sátọ́ tọ̀n
Alternative forms
- ohúnxòtɔ́ (Benin)
Etymology
From òhún (“drum”) + hò (“to hit/beat”) + -tọ́ (“agent suffix”), literally “the person that beats the drum”. Cognates include Fon hùnxótɔ́, Adja ehunxotɔ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.hṹ.xò.tɔ́/, /ō.hṹ.xò.tɔ́/
Noun
òhúnhòtọ́ or ohúnhòtọ́ (plural òhúnhòtọ́ lẹ́ or ohúnhòtọ́ lẹ́) (Nigeria)
- drummer
- Òhúnhòtọ́ lọ́ yọ́n òhún lọ́ hò táún ― The drummer is very good at playing the drum