ẹmu

Yoruba

Ẹmu

Alternative forms

• ẹmụ (Èkìtì)
• ẹmọ (Ikalẹ)

Etymology

From ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mu (“to drink”). Compare with Olukumi ẹmọ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.mũ̄/

Noun

ẹmu

1. palm wine

Derived terms

• ẹlẹ́mu (“palm wine seller”)

 

Related terms

• ògùrọ̀ (“a specific type of palm wine”)
• isà, iṣà (“aged palm wine”)
• ògógóró (“palm gin”)