ìwúyè
noun
/ì.wú.jè/
Definitions
- coronation ceremony for a chief or a king.
Etymology
*ì (“nominalizing prefix”) + wú (“to bring forth”) + oyè (“chieftancy”)
Component words
ìnominalizing prefix
wúto bring forth
3 entries are spelled “wú”. The etymology calls it “to bring forth”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
wú
to swell up; to rise
wú
to unearth, uproot, dig up; to exhume
wú
to celebrate
oyèchieftancy
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “iwuye”.
Reference:
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