ìwọ
pron
/ì.wɔ̄/
Definitions
- you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun)
Etymology
From ì- + wọ, compare with Olukumi úwọ and Igala ùwẹ
Component words
ì-
wọ
9 entries are spelled “wọ”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
wọ̀
to become strained under a heavy weight
wọ̀
to insert something (through some space)
wọ̀
to enter
wọ̀
to scoop, to gouge out
wọ̀
to set, to go down
wọ̀
to work out, to become agreeable or acceptable
wọ́
to pluck fruit or leaves (from a tree)
wọ́
to be full; to be packed
wọ́
to drag
Dialectal synonyms “you sing., emphatic subject pronoun” 37 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ìdóàní
- ùgwọ
- Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)
- ùwọ
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- ùwọ
- Ẹ̀pẹ́
- ùwọ
- Ìkòròdú
- ùwọ
- Ṣágámù
- ùwọ
- Òkìtìpupa
- ùwọ
- Mahin
- ùwọ
- Oǹdó
- ùwọ
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)
- ùwọ
- Usẹn
- ùwọ
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- ùwọ
Olùkùmi
- Ugbódù
- úwọ
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- ụ̀ọùwẹùwe
- Àkúrẹ́
- ụ̀ọùwẹùwe
- Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
- ụ̀ọùwẹùwe
- Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)
- ìwọ
Northwest Yoruba
- Èbúté Mẹ́tà
- ìwọ
- Èkó
- ìwọ
- Ìbàdàn
- ìwọ
- Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)
- ìwọ
- Ìlọrin
- ìwọ
- Òtù
- ìwọ
- Ìwéré Ilé
- ìwọ
- Òkèhò
- ìwọ
- Ìsẹ́yìn
- ìwọ
- Ṣakí
- ìwọ
- Tedé
- ìwọ
- Ìgbẹ́tì
- ìwọ
- Ọ̀yọ́
- ìwọ
- Nàìjíríà
- ìwọ
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- ìwɔ
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Kabba
- ìwọ
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)
- wɔ̀ɔ
- Akpáré
- ìwɔ
- Atakpamɛ
- ìwɔ
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- ìwɔ
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “iwọ”.
Reference:
en-iwọ-yo-pron-7bXPrtOL