eghan2 [éɣã̀] n.
imprisonment; confinement.
eghẹrẹ [èɣɛ́ɽɛ̀] n.
idleness; something of ineffective value; something lacking in purpose or worth.
ehaya [èháyà] n.
rent; hire:
ọ mu imọto ẹre ye ehaya ― “He put his car on rent.”
elawagbọn [èláwagbɔ̃̀] n.
maturity and experience that one acquires through diversified contacts and exposure.
emwanmwan [èɱã́ɱã̀] n.
arrangement; preparation (cf. mwanmwan).
erẹrẹ [èɽɛ́ɽɛ̀] n.
deception.
ero [èɽó] n.
deception; trick.
esia [èsyá] n.
hale; ikpesia ― “halestone”.
ete [ètè] n.
crisis; problem; trouble.
ẹbee [ɛ̀béè] n.
danger; adversity.
ẹfua [ɛ́fuà] n.
whiteness; light complexion:
ovbi-ere nekherhe mwẹn efua ― “His smaller child has light complexion”
.
ẹhuan [ɛ́hwã̀] n.
1. lightness; brightness; light complexioned. (cf. efua).
2. light coloured kola-nut.
ẹrhọnmwọn [ɛ̀řɔ̃̀ɱɔ̃̀] n.
hermaphrodite.
ẹsọn [ɛ̀sɔ̃̀] n.
poverty; destitution.
ibaro [ìbàrò] n.
long-suffering; ordeal.
idandan [ìdã́dã̀] n.
a hunch; a suspicion; a guess.
ifianyaengbe [ìfyã̀yã̀ẽg͡bè] n.
selfaggrandizement; over-estimation of one’s worth.
ifuẹro [ìfwɛ̀ɽò] n.
diligence; dedication.
iguemwin [ìgwèɱĩ̀] n.
skill; knowhow; proficiency.
ihegbe [ìhégbè] n.
(< ihe-egbe) equals in rank.
ihuaro [ìhwàɽò] n.
curiosity; forwardness.
ikannaban [ìkã̀nã̀bã̀] n.
in an unripe state; tartness (of fruit).
ikẹtin [ìkɛ̀tĩ́] n.
rest from work: edikẹtin (ẹde-iketin): day of rest: (for Christians): Sunday; (for non-Christians): ekẹn.
ikhan [ìxã̀] n.
1. (of human beings):
1. strong body odor;
2. the stale smell of rotting food.
imamase [ìmàmàsé] n.
pretence; feigning (also imaru) (cf. Yoruba mọmọse).
imiamiegbe [ìmỹã̀mỹẽ̀gbè] n.
(< i-miamia-egbe) “forgetting self”: forgetfulness.
imu [ímũ̀] n.
confinement; imprisonment; arrest.
irhirhan [ìřìrã́] n.
numbness; cramps.
irhunmwinrhun [ìřṹɱĩ̀řṹ] n.
nakedness.
irriabe [ìrẏàbè] n.
being guilty (of a crime; or in a case); guilt.
irriase [ìryàsè] n.
being innocent in a case.
isasegbe [ìsàsègbè] n.
smartness; being athletic.
isiame2 [ìsyàmɛ̃̀] n.
the state of being emaciated.
isunsun [ìsũ̀sũ̀] n.
nuisance; trouble.
ivbabọ [ìʋàbɔ̀] n.
1. empty-handedness;
2. poverty.
iwẹro [ìwɛ̀ɽò] n.
1. conscienciousness; diligence;
2. maturity; sensibility:
Iwẹro ọghe enekherhe ẹre ọ sẹ ọghe enodion. “The sense of maturity of the younger is greater than that of the older.”
obalọ [òbàlɔ̀] n.
pain; misery:
Ọ mu mwẹn fi obalọ ― “He brought me into pain.”
odidọn [òdìdɔ̃̀] n.
(with amẹ) cold:
amẹ odidọn ― “cold water.”
ogue [ògúè] n.
state of poverty; destitution.
oguerhan [ógwéřà] n.
the shade cast by the foliage of trees; the shaded area under trees.
ohanabe [òhánábè] n.
of a severe sort; an intense variety:
Ohanmwẹn gbẹe ọghe ohanabe ― “Hunger hit him in a severe way: He was severely hungry.”
ohio [òhyó] n.
hole; dent.
ohogha [óhòɣá] n.
an empty state (e.g. of a container).
Ikoroba ohogha ẹre o mu ke ọgba rre ― “It was an empty pail that he brought back from the tap.”
ohoghe [òhóɣè] n.
falsehood; lie.
Ọ ba mwẹn ohoghe ― “He told a lie against me.”
(also ohoghoi).
ohoghoi [òhóɣòi] n.
cf. ohoghe.
ohọhọ [òhɔ̀hɔ̀] n.
slovenliness; untidiness:
Ohọhọ okhuo na bun gbe ― “This woman’s slovenliness is too much.”
okodẹ [òkódɛ̀] n.
something misappropriated; an instance of misappropriation.
okuku [òkùkú] n.
traditional method of hair dressing by women, in which the simplest style is where the hair is packed up and bunched to form a nut at the top of the head; different varieties of the hair-style exist, some of which are still worn on ceremonial occasions by women of royal connections.
okpunu [òk͡púnũ̀] n.
(< okpe ― unu) “big mouth”: word of mouth (not backed by action); empty talk.
olighi [ólìɣí] n.
confusio; disruption.
olọghọ [òlɔ̀ɣɔ̀] n.
hardship; difficulty.
orọnmwẹn [òɽ̃ɔ̃́ɱɛ̀] n.
state of marriage; married state:
Ọ rre orọnmwẹn vbe igue ― “She is in marriage in the village: She is undergoing her married state in the village.”
orukuru [òɽùkúɽú] n.
havoc; reckless misbehaviour.
orhiẹrhiẹn [òřỹɛ̃̀rỹɛ̃̀] n.
sweetness; delight:
Ọ gha miẹ orhiẹnrhiẹn iwinna rẹn vbe okiekie ― “He will see the happy reward of his work in the end.”
orra [órà] n.
stain; soil; smear:
Ọ ya orra ye ukpọn ne ọ rhuaẹn ― “She got some stain on the cloth she was tying.”
osughu [òsùɣù] n.
trouble; disturbance:
we ne ọ mu osughu ẹre ghe odọ ― “Let him take his trouble elsewhere.”
otighi [ótìɣĩ́] n.
disturbance; disruption.
otiti [ótìtí] n.
fame; popularity.
owowo [òwòwò] n.
1. heat (e.g. from proximity to a burning fire),
2. hot-temper; reactionary disposition:
Owowo ẹre tua gbe ― “His hot temper is too intense.”
ọfunmwengbe [ɔ̀fũ̀ɱẽ̀gbè] n.
comfort; peace. (< ọ― fu ― vbe ― egbe) “coolness of the body”.
ọgbọn [ɔ́g͡bɔ̃̀] n.
new, fresh.
ọghae [ɔ̀ɣaè] n.
heat; warmth: mwọọnghae (< mwẹẹn ― oghae) “to have heat”; hot.
ọkuu [ɔ̀kúù] n.
disaster; calamity; total damage:
Okuu ọkuu ọ ru lele oghian mwẹn khian ― “Constant calamity is what he keeps having after me; i.e. He is forever encountering disaster in all he does for me.”
ọlọghọmwan [ɔ̀lɔ̀ɣɔ̀ɱã̀] n.
problems; hardship.
ọma [ɔ̀mã̀ã́] n.
goodness.
udọnmwẹn [ùdɔ̃́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
1. being lean;
2. leanness.
ufemwẹn [ùféɱɛ̃̀] n.
1. being rich;
2. freedom; release from obligation or bondage;
3. recovery from illness.
uhuanmwẹn [ùhwã́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
1. cleanliness; neatness;
2. being clean.
ukọnmwẹn [ùkɔ̃́ɱɛ̀] n.
foolishness; stupidity.
ùkpokpo [ùk͡pòk͡pò] n.
trouble; harassment; nuisance.
ukpọlọmwẹn [ùk͡pɔ́lɔɱɛ̃́] n.
1. fatness;
2^.^ being large-sized:
Vbe ukpọlọmwẹn ọnrẹn a sẹ hẹẹ? “How big is it?”
.
umamwẹn [ùmã́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
being good or beneficial; progress:
Umamwẹn ẹvbo na ẹre ima gualọ ― “It is the good of this town that we seek.”
umwọnmwẹn [úɱɔ̃ɱɛ̃̀] n.
equality; being equal:
Umwọnmwẹn ẹre iran ye ― “They are equal.”
usẹ [ùsɛ́] n.
1. poverty; destitution:
Ọ kpẹre ne usẹ ke sọe ― “It is a long time since he has been stricken by poverty”^
;
2. general want:
usẹ-ígho ― “want for money”
;
usẹ-ọmọ ― “want for children”
; etc.
usi [ùsì] n.
fame; renown.
uvbemwẹn [ùʋéɱɛ̃̀] n.
scarcity; limited supply.
uwa2 [ùwà] n.
prosperity; well-being; affluence.
uzẹmwẹn [ùzɛ́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
arrogance; conceit.