whenu

Gun

Alternative forms

• hwenu (Benin)

Etymology

Cognates include Fon hwenu, Saxwe Gbe hwènù, Adja hwenu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣʷē.nũ̄/

Noun

whenu (plural whenu lẹ́) (Nigeria)

1. time

Derived terms

• whenuhó (“history/story”)
• whenuhó-kántọ́ (“historian”)

 

Maori

Noun

whenu

1. strand (each of the strings that make up a rope, etc.)
2. (weaving) warp