tuwo

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Ewe[edit]

Noun[edit]

tuwo

  1. plural of tu

Hausa[edit]

Tuwon shinkafa. (Rice porridge.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tú.wóː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tʊ́.wóː]

Noun[edit]

tuwō m (possessed form tuwon)

  1. swallow or porridge, a category solid meals made from rice, corn or millet flour taken with a range of soups, akin to ugali or nshima

Descendants[edit]

  • Akan: tuo
  • Yoruba: túwó
  • English: tuwo

Javanese[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tuwo

  1. Nonstandard spelling of tuwa.

Tandaganon[edit]

Tandaganon cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tuwo
    Ordinal : ikatuwo

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bisayan *təlu, from Proto-Central Philippine * təlu, from Proto-Philippine *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu. Cognate with Cebuano tulo and Tausug .

Numeral[edit]

tuwó

  1. three

Alternative forms[edit]