ewu
See also: ewü
East Central German
Adverb
ewu
- (Erzgebirgisch) somewhere
- Is muss doch ewu sei.
- It has to be somewhere.
References
- Hendrik Heidler: "Echtes Erzgebirgisch, Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haasn", P. 39
Igbo
ewu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Likely cognate with Proto-Yoruboid *eɓí, Yoruba ewúrẹ́, and Igala éwó
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /é.wú/
Noun
ewu
- goat (animal).
- isi ewu ― goat head
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- iwú (Èkìtì)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Yoruboid *i-ɓṹ, possibly cognate with Igala ímú.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.wú/
Noun
ewú
- gray hair
- Ẹ ó fọwọ́ pawú ― May you use your hand to rub gray hair (a prayer for old age)
Etymology 2
From e- (“agent prefix”) + wu (“to undergo or face serious danger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.wū/
Noun
ewu
- danger
- Synonyms: ìjàm̀bá, ìpọ́njú
- ewu ńlá wu wá ― We were faced with grave danger
Derived terms
- ewu-sílera (“health hazard”)
- léwu (“to be dangerous”)
- ọ̀já adènà-ewu (“seatbelt, safety belt”)
Alternative forms
- ẹ̀wù
- èù (Èkìtì)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.wù/
Noun
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
Ewú
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.wú/
Noun
ewú
- Gambian pouched rat
- Synonyms: ewúsà, páálí, òkété