awo

See also: Awo and awö

Gothic

Romanization

awō

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍅𐍉

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Maore Comorian

Alternative forms

• -ao

Adjective

-awo (declinable)

1. their (third-person plural possessive adjective)

See also

Maore Comorian possessive adjectives

			singular	plural
1st person			-angu	-atru
2nd person			-aho	-anyu
3rd person			-ahe	-awo

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Maquiritari

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aβo]

Verb

awo

1. (intransitive) to swell

Derived terms

• awonñö'ka

References

• Hall, Katherine (2007) “w-awō-nə”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎^[1], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021

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West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.wo/

Verb

awo

1. (stative) to be long
2. (stative) to be deep

Conjugation

Conjugation of awo (stative verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tiawo	miawo	aawo
2nd person		niawo	fiawo
3rd person	inanimate	iawo	diawo
	animate	maawo
imperative		—, awo	—, awo

Alternative forms

• awuo

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics
• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[3], Pacific linguistics

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• ao

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.wō/

Noun

awo

1. mystery, secret

   Synonyms: àṣírí, ohun ìkọ̀kọ̀

2. (by extension) occult, cult, sect
3. (by extension) Ifá, oracle
4. (by extension) babalawo, a priest of Ifa or the divinity Ọ̀rúnmìlà

   Synonyms: babaláwo, onífá, ọlọ́rúnmìlà, aláwo, aṣawo

5. (by extension) a respected or elder member of a guild or society of artists

Derived terms

• aláwo (“babalawo”)
• Awólọ́wọ̀ (“Yoruba name, The oracle has respect”)
• Awóòláyè (“Yoruba name, I have no understanding of the power of the oracle”)
• babaláwo (“babalawo”)
• Olúwo (“chieftaincy title of an Ifa priest”)

 

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• aó
• aghó

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.wó/

Noun

awó

1. guinea fowl

   Synonym: ẹtù

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.wō/

Noun

àwo

1. dish, plate

   Synonym: abọ́