ewú
noun
/ē.wú/
iwú (alternative)
Definitions
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gray hair
Ẹ ó fọwọ́ pawú May you use your hand to rub gray hair
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ewú”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
From Proto-Yoruba *i-ɣú, Proto-Yoruboid *í-ɓṹ, possibly cognate with Igala ímú.
Used in
Derived from
wùverb
Wiktionary lists this word under 3 separate “wù” entries and does not say which one it comes from. Any of these could be the root.
wù
to please; to attract, appeal, desire
wù
to grow; to sprout
wù
to happen, appear, seem
wuverb
wúverb
Wiktionary lists this word under 2 separate “wú” entries and does not say which one it comes from. Any of these could be the root.
wú
to swell up; to rise
wú
to unearth, uproot, dig up; to exhume
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ewu”.
Reference:
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