ìwà
noun
/ì.wà/
ùà (alternative, Ekiti), ùwà (alternative)
Definitions
- skimmer
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ìwà”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wà (“to skim”)
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefix
wàto skim
2 entries are spelled “wà”. The etymology calls it “to skim”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
wà
to be (have a location in space)
wà
to drive
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “iwa”.
Reference:
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