Amawomaro

Yoruba

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ mọ̀ (“to know”) +‎ awo (“secrets”) +‎ má (“does not”) +‎ rò (“to talk, to gossip”), literally “the one who knows the secrets of the occult and does not utter them”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.mā.wō.má.ɾò/

Proper noun

Amawomárò

1. an oríkì name or nickname for the orisha Ọ̀ṣun