mọwe

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• mùwé (Ondo, Ekiti)
• mìwé (Ekiti)

Etymology

From mọ̀ (“to know”) +‎ ìwé (“book”), literally “to know books”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃̀.wé/

Verb

mọ̀wé

1. (idiomatic) to be intelligent; to know one's stuff
2. (literal) to know a book

Derived terms

• ọ̀mọ̀wé (“scholar”)