ìdánwò
noun
/ì.dã́.wò/
Definitions
- the act of administering a test or examination
- test, examination
- temptation
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dánwò (“to test”), ultimately from dán (“to test”) + wò (“to look”), literally “To test someone and observe their performance”.
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
ì-nominalizing prefixdánwòto test
Dialectal synonyms “test, exam, temptation” 17 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- ùdọ́nwò
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)
- ùdánghò
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- ùdánghò
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- ùdánò
- Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín/Ùláá
- ùdánò
- Iléṣà (Uléṣà)
- ùdánwò
Northwest Yoruba
- Èkó
- ìdánwò
- Ìbàdàn
- ìdánwò
- Ìlọrin
- ìdánwò
- Ọ̀yọ́
- ìdánwò
- Nàìjíríà
- ìdánwò
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- ìdánwò
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Kabba
- ìdọ̀nwó
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Akpáré
- àɖã́wò
- Atakpamɛ
- àɖã́wò
- Est-Mono
- àɖã́wò
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- àɖã́wò
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “idanwo”.
Reference:
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