ọwọ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "owo"
Igala
Alternative forms
- ọ́wọ́ọ̀
Etymology 1
Cognate with Yoruba ọwọ̀, ultimately proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-ɓɔ́, equivalent to *ɔ́- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *ɓɔ́
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ́.wɔ̀/
Noun
ọ́wọ̀
Derived terms
- ọ́wọ̀-ọ̀jẹ̀ (“cooking tool for making draw soup”)
References
- John Idakwoji (12 February 2015) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Cognate with Yoruba ọwọ́ and Edo obọ, proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-ɓɔ́, equivalent to *ɔ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *ɓɔ́
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ́.wɔ́/
Noun
ọ́wọ́
- hand; arm
- side, part, segment
- lineage, pedigree. relation; relative
- (idiomatic) mastery, skill, specialization
Derived terms
References
- John Idakwoji (12 February 2015) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Cognate with Igala ọ́wọ̀, ultimately proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-ɓɔ́, equivalent to *ɔ́- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *ɓɔ́
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̄.wɔ̀/
Noun
ọwọ̀
Etymology 2
Compare with Edo ọghọ, Urhobo ọghọ, Igala ọ̀wọ̀ (“Islam”)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀.wɔ̀/
Noun
ọ̀wọ̀
Derived terms
- bọ̀wọ̀ (“to give respect, to respect”)
- ohun-ọ̀wọ̀ ajẹmẹ́sìn (“sacred object or artifact”)
- ọ̀rọ̀ àfọ̀wọ̀wí (“affirmation”)
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (“a town in Nigeria”)
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀.wɔ̀/
Noun
ọ̀wọ̀
- a name for several herbs in the genus Brillantaisia, including Brillantaisia lamium, Brillantaisia owariensis, and Brillantaisia nitens.
Etymology 4
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-ɓɔ́. Cognate with Igala ọ́wọ́, Ayere ɔ́wɔ́, Àhàn ɔɔ, Edo obọ, and Ehueun o-wɔ́. See obọ for a more detailed etymological analysis.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̄.wɔ́/
Noun
ọwọ́
- hand
- direction, location, side; either right or left
- (modern usage) one hundred naira
- (idiomatic) impact, influence, effect
- (by extension) handwriting, penmanship
- ọwọ́ rẹ̀ ẹ́ dára níwèé ― Her handwriting is excellent on paper
- care, handling
- (usually as lọ́wọ́) time of action or event; current
- (idiomatic) possession (literally, "in the hand of someone")
- (idiomatic) active engagement, endorsement
- kò lọ́wọ́ sí ọ̀rọ̀ náà ― He has no hands in the matter
- (idiomatic) grip, power, force
- applause
- Synonyms: pàtẹ́wọ́, ṣápẹ́
Usage notes
- Sense 7 and 8 is usually seen as lọ́wọ́ (“at hand”)
Synonyms
| Yoruba varieties and languages: ọwọ́ (“hand”) | |||||
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| Language family | Variety group | Variety/language | Subdialect | Location | Words |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Eastern Àkókó | Ṣúpárè | Ṣúpárè Àkókó | ọwọ́ |
| Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú Òde | ọwọ́ | ||
| Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀) | Òkìtìpupa | ọwọ́ | |||
| Usẹn | Usẹn | ọwọ́ | |||
| Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | ẹwọ́ | |||
| Olùkùmi | Ugbódù | ọ́wọ́ | |||
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Èkìtì | Àdó Èkìtì | ọọ́ |
| Àkúrẹ́ | Àkúrẹ́ | ọọ́ | |||
| Mọ̀bà | Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì | ọọ́ | |||
| Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Èbúté Mẹ́tà | ọwọ́ | ||
| Ẹ̀gbá | Abẹ́òkúta | ọwọ́ | |||
| Ẹ̀gbádò | Ìjàká | ọwọ́ | |||
| Èkó | Èkó | ọwọ́ | |||
| Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | ọwọ́ | |||
| Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Òṣogbo (Òsogbo) | ọwọ́ | |||
| Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | ọwọ́ | |||
| Oǹkó | Òtù | ọwọ́ | |||
| Ìwéré Ilé | ọwọ́ | ||||
| Òkèhò | ọwọ́ | ||||
| Ìsẹ́yìn | ọwọ́ | ||||
| Ṣakí | ọwọ́ | ||||
| Tedé | ọwọ́ | ||||
| Ìgbẹ́tì | ọwọ́ | ||||
| Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | ọwọ́ | |||
| Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | ọwọ́ | |||
| Bɛ̀nɛ̀ | ɔwɔ́ | ||||
| Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Owé | Kabba | ọwọ́ | ||
| Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ana | Sokode | ɔwɔ́ | ||
| Cábɛ̀ɛ́ | Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú) | ɔwɔ́ | |||
| Tchaourou | ɔwɔ́ | ||||
| Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà) | Baàtɛ | ɔwɔ́ | |||
| Ìdàácà | Benin | Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀) | ɛwɔ́ | ||
| Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè | Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè | Ìkpòbɛ́ | ɔwɔ́ | ||
| Onigbolo | ɔwɔ́ | ||||
| Kétu/Ànàgó | Kétu | ɔwɔ́ | |||
| Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | ɔwɔ́ | |||
| Atakpamɛ | ɔwɔ́ | ||||
| Boko | ɔwɔ́ | ||||
| Moretan | ɔwɔ́ | ||||
| Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti) | ɔwɔ́ | ||||
| Mɔ̄kɔ́lé | Kandi | awɔ́ | |||
| Northern Nago | Kambole | ɔwɔ́ | |||
| Manigri | ɔwɔ́ | ||||
| Overseas Yoruba | Lucumí | Havana | logwó, loguó | ||
| Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo. | |||||
Derived terms
- ọmọ-ọwọ́ (“baby”)
- ọrùn ọwọ́ (“wrist”)
- ọwọ́ ọ̀tún (“right-hand”)
- ọwọ́ àlàáfíà (“lefthand side”)
- ọwọ́ òsì (“left-hand”)
- ọwọ́wẹwọ́ (“reciprocal”)
- pàtẹ́wọ́ (“to clap”)
- àtẹ́lẹwọ́ (“palm”)
- àtọwọ́dọ́wọ́ (“hand delivery”)
- ìbọwọ́ (“glove”)
- ìgbọnwọ́ (“elbow”)
- ìṣọwọ́kọ̀wé (“handwriting”)
Etymology 5
Cognate with Igala ọ̀wọ́ (“to be multiple, to be a group”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀.wɔ́/
Noun
ọ̀wọ́
Derived terms
- ọ̀wọ̀ọ̀wọ́ (“in-groups”)
- ọ̀wọ́ ẹran (“herd”)
- ọ̀wọ́ ẹyẹ (“flock”)
- ọ̀wọ́ kìnnìún (“pride”)
- ọ̀wọ́-ọ̀tọ̀ (“species”)
- pínsọ́wọ̀ọ́ (“to classify, to categorize”)
- ìfọmọ-irúyọlára-ọ̀wọ́-ọ̀tọ̀-mọ́kàn (“hybridization”)