wú
verb
/wú/
Definitions
-
to swell up; to rise
ojú egbò ó wú The surface of the sore swelled up
- to grow quickly
- to embolden, to dignify; to ennoble (literally) to make one's soul (orí) swell
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “wú”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Used in
àrùn awúnounàrùn mẹ́dọ̀wúnoun
ewúnoun
5 entries are spelled “ewú”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
ewú
gray hair
ewu
danger
èwù
alternative form of ẹ̀wù (“clothes”)
ewú
Gambian pouched rat
iwú
gray hair
ìwúrínounwúnilórí
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 5,
where this word is spelled “wu”.
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