ẹwọ

See also: ewo, ewö, and ewọ

Itsekiri

Ẹwọ́

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