awọ

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Yoruba[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Cognates include Olukumi aghọ.

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Noun[edit]

awọ

  1. skin
  2. hide, leather
  3. (music) drum head
    Synonym: awọ ojú ìlù

Etymology 2[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

àwọ̀

  1. colour
  2. (by extension) skin color

Etymology 3[edit]

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ wọ̀ (“to set, to go down”), literally “That which sets”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

awọ̀

  1. (idiomatic) the sun, the moon
    Synonym: oòrùn (“the sun”)
    Synonym: oṣùpá (“moon”)
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