rẹwa
Yoruba
Alternative terms
- sẹngwà (Ọ̀wọ̀, Oǹdó)
- hẹngwà (Ìlàjẹ, Ìkálẹ̀)
- hunwà (Owé)
- ghẹngwà (Ìlàjẹ)
Etymology
From rẹ + ẹwà
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾɛ̄.wà/
Verb
rẹwà
- to be beautiful; to be handsome
Derived terms
- arẹwà (“someone who is beautiful”)
- òbùrẹ́wà (“ugliness”)
- rẹwà bí egbin (“to be as beautiful as a kob antelope”)