mọwe

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Yoruba[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

mùwé (Ondo, Ekiti)
mìwé (Ekiti)

Etymology[edit]

From mọ̀ (“to know”) +‎ ìwé (“book”), literally “to know books”.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /mɔ̃̀.wé/

Verb[edit]

mọ̀wé

(idiomatic) to be intelligent; to know one's stuff
(literal) to know a book

Derived terms[edit]

ọ̀mọ̀wé (“scholar”)

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