ihò
noun
/ī.hò/
uwò (alternative), uò (alternative, Ekiti)
Definitions
- hole
Etymology
From Proto-Yoruboid *á-wò or Proto-Yoruboid *ú-wò, cognate with Igala áwò. The transition from /w/ to /h/ in Standard Yoruba is systematic, with Central Yoruba and Southeast Yoruba dialects maintaining /w/ or deleting the /w/.
Derived from
hóverb
họverb
Wiktionary lists this word under 2 separate “họ” entries and does not say which one it comes from. Any of these could be the root.
họ
to scratch or itch (a body) with the hand or finger
họ
to flee, to run away
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “iho”.
Reference:
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