ọwá
noun
/ɔ̄.wá/
Definitions
- the parlor or inner courtyard of a home
- palace, great house
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palace, great house; king, monarch
Ọmọ ọwá, ọmọ ẹkùn Child of the king, child of the leopard
Etymology
Likely from Edo ọgua (“courtyard of a traditional home”), see Urhobo ọguá (“palace”), Olukumi ọ́gwá (“palace”)
Used in
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọwa”.
Reference:
en-ọwa-yo-noun--n2YWMPl