aawẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From Contraction of àrìwẹ̀, ultimately from àrì- (“without”) +‎ wẹ̀ (“to shower, to bathe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /àà.wɛ̀/

Noun

ààwẹ̀

  1. religious fast

Derived terms

  • gbààwẹ̀ (“to fast”)
  • oúnjẹ ìtúnu-ààwẹ̀ (“iftar”)
  • Ọdún ìtúnu ààwẹ̀ (“Eid-al-Fitr”)
  • ààwẹ̀ Kìrìsìtẹ́nì (“Christian fasting (usually for Lent)”)
  • ààwẹ̀ Mùsùlùmí (“Muslim fasting for Ramadan”)
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