igun

Gavak

Noun

igun

1. louse

Further reading

• Johannes A. Z'Graggen, The Madang-Adelbert Range Sub-Phylum (1975) and A comparative word list of the Northern Adelbert Range Languages (1980)

Yoruba

Igún

Alternative forms

• ugún (CY, SEY)

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruboid *ú-gwṹnú, cognates include Igala úgwúnú and potential cognates include Nupe gùlǔ and Hausa ùngùlu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ɡṹ/

Noun

igún

1. vulture; (specifically) the Hooded vulture

   Synonym: gúnugún