mùwé
verb
/mũ̀.wé/
Definitions
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to be intelligent; to be highly educated
Oígho mi dọ́mọ mi mùwé o, ọ̀mùwé má jùyà/ Ẹlẹ́dàá mi dọ́mọ mi mùwé o, ọ̀mùwé má jùyà. (Oǹdó) My orí, let my children be educated, the educated don't suffer/ My creator, let my children be educated, the educated don't suffer.
Etymology
From mọ̀ (“to know”) + ùwé (“book”) (Èkìtì), (Oǹdó)/ mù (“to know”) + ùwé (“book”) (Ìjẹ̀bú). Cognates with Yoruba mọ̀wé
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “muwe”.
Reference:
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