omuwẹ
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- òmùgwẹ̀
Etymology
ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + ìwẹ̀ (“swimming”), literally “one who knows how to swim”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.mũ̀.wɛ̀/
Noun
òmùwẹ̀
- (swimming) swimmer