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See also: ewü
East Central German[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ewu
- (Erzgebirgisch) somewhere
- Is muss doch ewu sei.
- It has to be somewhere.
References[edit]
- Hendrik Heidler: "Echtes Erzgebirgisch, Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haasn", P. 39
Igbo[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Igboid *é-wû. Cognate with Ogbah éwû, Ezaa éɣú, Izi éɣú, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni éwú, Ika éwú.[1] Further cognate with Proto-Yoruboid *é-ɓó (Yoruba ewúrẹ́, and Igala éwó).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ewu
- goat (animal).
- isi ewu ― goat head
References[edit]
Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- iwú (Èkìtì)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Yoruba *i-ɣú, Proto-Yoruboid *í-ɓṹ, possibly cognate with Igala ímú.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ewú
Etymology 2[edit]
From e- (“agent prefix”) + wu (“to undergo or face serious danger”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ewu
Derived terms[edit]
- ewu-sílera (“health hazard”)
- léwu (“to be dangerous”)
- ọ̀já adènà-ewu (“seatbelt, safety belt”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
èwù
- (Ekiti, Ifẹ) Alternative form of ẹ̀wù (“clothes”)
- Synonym: aṣọ
- Ọmọ amúkàrà sábẹ̀ èwù jẹ ― One who sneaks akara under their clothes to eat (oríkì of Adó-Èkìtì)
Etymology 4[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ewú
Categories:
- East Central German lemmas
- East Central German adverbs
- Erzgebirgisch
- East Central German terms with usage examples
- Igbo terms inherited from Proto-Igboid
- Igbo terms derived from Proto-Igboid
- Igbo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Igbo lemmas
- Igbo nouns
- Igbo terms with usage examples
- ig:Goats
- Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruba
- Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruba
- Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid
- Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba nouns
- Yoruba terms with usage examples
- Yoruba terms prefixed with e-
- Ekiti Yoruba
- Ifẹ Yoruba
- yo:Hair
- yo:Clothing
- yo:Rodents