wẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "we"

Gun

Alternative forms

• wɛ̀ (Benin)

Etymology

Cognates include Fon wɛ̀, Saxwe Gbe wɛ, Saxwe Gbe wɛ́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛ̀/

Verb

wẹ̀ (Nigeria)

1. to be, it is

   Ògán lọ́ wẹ̀ yé mọ̀ ― It is the chief they see

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• gwẹ̀

Etymology 1

Possibly derived from Proto-Yoruboid *gwɛ̀. Cognate with Igala gwẹ̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛ̀/

Verb

wẹ̀

1. (intransitive) to bath, to shower
2. (intransitive) to swim

   Synonym: lùwẹ̀

3. to wash something

   Synonym: fọ

Usage notes

• wẹ before a direct object

Derived terms

• ọwọ́wẹwọ́ (“reciprocal”)
• ìwẹ̀ (“bathing”)
• lùwẹ̀ (“to swim”)
• Wẹ̀mímọ́

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛ̄/, /wɛ̀/

Verb

wẹ or wẹ̀

1. to be soaked with liquid

Usage notes

• wẹ before a direct object

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛ́/

Verb

wẹ́

1. (transitive) to crush, to crumble

Derived terms

• ìwẹ́
• wẹ́gì

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛ́/

Verb

wẹ́

1. to be thin, tiny, or small
2. to be slender; to be beautiful

Derived terms

• awẹ́ (“that which is small”)
• Awẹ́lẹ́wà