Ọmọewi
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- Ọmọ-èwí
Etymology
From ọmọ Èwí (“Child of Èwí (ruler and founder of Ado Ekiti)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.è.wí/
Proper noun
Ọmọèwí
- A nickname given to people from the town of Ado Ekiti, from the oríkì of the town
- Ọmọèwí, ọmọ arorojo, ọmọ amúkàrà sábẹ́ ẹ̀wù jẹ ― Ọmọèwí, the one who acts quite greedy, the child that takes akara and hides it under their clothes to eat (verse from oríkì of Ado-Ekiti)
- A female oríkì name., given to someone from the town of Ado or who's lineage comes from Ado