Egun

词形变化

Egungun 复数 Egungun

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of the Yoruba people who performs a masquerade as an ancestor.

词源

From Yoruba Eégún, a reduced form of Yoruba Egúngún (“ancestors”), with the difference between singular and plural being due to a misinterpretation of the Yoruba forms.

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