owu

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Yoruba[edit]

Owú àti ọmọwú

Alternative forms[edit]

eú (Èkìtì)

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ō.wú/

Noun[edit]

owú

anvil

Derived terms[edit]

ọmọwú (“hammer, mallet”)

Etymology 2[edit]

Likely related to Igbo òwu

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ò.wú/

Noun[edit]

òwú

cotton

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ō.wú/

Noun[edit]

owú

jealousy, envy

Derived terms[edit]

jowú (“to be jealous”)
òjòwú (“jealous person”)

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