Yewa
name
/jē.wā/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
- A Yoruba deity or goddess of virginity, purity, decomposition and death.
- The current name for the Ẹ̀gbádò, a Yoruba subethnic group in Ogun State, Nigeria
- A Yoruba dialect spoken by the Yewa people
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “Yewa”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
From Etymology 2, probably from iye (“mother”) + wa (“our”), literally “Our mother”
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “Yewa”.
Reference:
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