wuwo

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • wíwo (Ìlàjẹ)
  • wówo (Oǹdó, Ọ̀wọ̀, Ìkálẹ̀, Ìjẹ̀bú)
  • wó (Eastern Àkókó)
  • óo (Èkìtì)

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruba *wówo, *-wo, from Proto-Edekiri *-wó, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *-ɓó. Compare with Ifè wówo, Itsekiri wó, Olukumi wó, Ede Nago wo, and Igala wójì.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wú.wō/

Verb

wúwo

  1. to be heavy
    Antonym: fúyẹ́
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