ẹwọ

See also: ewo, ewö, and ewọ

Itsekiri

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-ɓɔ́. Cognate with Yoruba ọwọ́, Èkìtì Yoruba ọọ́, Ifè ɔwɔ́, Igala ọ́wọ́, Ayere ɔ́wɔ́, Àhàn ɔɔ, Edo obọ, and Ehueun o-wɔ́. See obọ for a more detailed etymological analysis.

See Standard Yorùbá entry ọwọ́ for other terms used in the Yoruboid linguistic continuum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.wɔ́/

Noun

ẹwọ́

  1. hand
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