lotun

Nupe

Alternative forms

• lo etun

Etymology

From lo (“to do [work]”) +‎ etun (“work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lō.tũ̄/

Verb

lotun

1. to work; to labour

Derived terms

• etunlo (“working”)

Polish

Etymology

From lecieć +‎ -un.

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ.tun/

Noun

lotun m pers

1. (Far Masovian) person who tends to leave by running

   Synonym: lotr

Further reading

• Antoni Waga (1860) “lotun”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 753