owiwi
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Krio[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Yoruba òwìwí (“owl”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
òwìwí
Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wìwí (“ideophone likely representing silent flight or feathers of the owl”). Compare with Igala ògwùgwù, Igbo ikwikwii, Ebira ogugu
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
òwìwí
- owl, specifically the Western barn owl
Descendants[edit]
- → Krio: owiwi