omiran

omiran

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.mĩ̀.ɾã́/

Noun

òmìrán

1. giant

   ọ̀nà-ọ̀fun ni kò gba kókódu; ọ̀nà-ọ̀fun ì bá gba kókódu, òmìrán kò bá ti gbé kókódu ọlọ́tí mì, ojú ọlọ́tí ì bá ti dá ― It is because the gullet is not big enough for a coconut drinking shell, if the gullet had been big enough for it, the giant would have swallowed up the coconut drinking shell, and the wine seller would have forfeited it for ever

   (proverb on against brazenness or authoritativeness)

Coordinate terms

• aràrá (“dwarf”)

Derived terms

• ga bí òmìrán (“to be as tall as a giant”)

Etymology 2

Possibly from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mìíràn (“other”), compare with mìíràn and ìmíràn

Alternative forms

• òmíì

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.mĩ́.ɾã̀/

Noun

òmíràn

1. another one

   Synonyms: mìíràn, ìmíràn

   àkùkọ gàgàrà tí kò fẹ́ kí òmíràn kọ! ― The powerful rooster that doesn't want another one to crow!

Derived terms

• ẹlòmíràn (“another person”)
• ibòmíràn (“another place”)
• ohun-àfisílẹ̀gbọ́-òmíràn (“opportunity cost”)