ẹwa
See also: ewa, Ewa, and ʻEwa
Yoruba
Etymology 1
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Cardinal: ẹ̀wá Counting: ẹẹ́wàá Adjectival: mẹ́wàá Ordinal: kẹwàá Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹwàá Distributive: mẹ́wàá mẹ́wàá Collective: mẹ́wẹ̀ẹ̀wàá Fractional: ìdámẹ́wàá |
Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ̀-gwá. Cognates include Igala ẹ̀gwá and Isekiri mẹ̀gwá
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̀.wá/
Numeral
ẹ̀wá
- ten
Etymology 2
Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ̀-gwà. Possible cognates include Igala ẹ̀gwà and Igbo àgwà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̀.wà/
Noun
ẹ̀wà
- The bean plant, usually referring to several members of the family Fabaceae and often specifically the cowpea plant
- Synonyms: ẹ̀wà dúdú, ẹ̀wà-ẹrẹwẹ, ẹ̀wà-funfun, erèé
- A general name for beans, peas, and legumes, often specifically referring to the black-eyed pea
- Synonyms: pẹkulẹ, erèé
- cooked beans
Derived terms
- ẹlẹ́wà
- ẹ̀wà-ahun (“Centrosema pubescens”)
- ẹ̀wà dídì
- ẹ̀wà òkòdó (“Cyperus alternifolius”)
- ẹ̀wà òrìṣà
- ẹ̀wà sèsé (“lima bean, pigeon pea”)
Related terms
- ẹwẹ (“a type of species of beans”)
Etymology 3
From ẹ- + wà, perhaps related to ìwà
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̄.wà/
Numeral
ẹwà
- beauty, attraction