omonomon
English: Translation
The scrotum; the testicles; the external male genital sac together with, or especially in reference to, the paired testicles contained within it.
Semantic Domain
Body parts
Notes
Formed through reduplication of omon “egg,” apparently referring to the paired, rounded, egg-like testicles.
MORPHOLOGY
omon + REDUP → omonomon
The reduplication may express plurality, pairing, collectivity, or resemblance.
SEMANTIC NOTE
English distinguishes the scrotum, the external sac, from the testicles, the reproductive glands contained within it. Boie’nen omonomon may encompass both the visible external organ and its paired contents, depending on context.
SEE ALSO
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omon — egg.
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ogbon — animal offspring or progeny.