iwu

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀibu, compare Malay ribu and Wolio rewu.

Numeral

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iwu

  1. thousand

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦲꦺꦮꦸ (èwu, thousand)

Further reading

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  • "iwu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Tsuut'ina

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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iwu?

  1. corn

References

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West Makian

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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iwu

  1. (interrogative) how many, how much?
    nopoli namu de esi iwu?how many (chicken) eggs did you buy?
    win iwu fawa sine?how long (how many days) will you stay here?

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics

Yoruba

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Èyé oníṣápá pẹ̀lú iwú lórí

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Yoruboid *í-ɓṹ, cognate with Igala ímú.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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iwú

  1. (Ekiti) gray hair
    Ín ó fọọ́ piMay you use your hand to rub gray hair (a prayer to reach old age)