ariwo
noun
/ā.ɾī.wō/
spelling unconfirmed
aio (alternative), ario (alternative), aruwo (alternative), aiwo (alternative), aiyo (alternative)
Definitions
- noise
Etymology
From a- (“agent prefix”) + riwo (“of much loud contrastive noise among a crowd (ideophone)”), proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *a-riwo
Component words
a-agent prefixriwoof much loud contrastive noise among a crowd (ideophone)
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ariwo”.
Reference:
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