ewu

See also: ẹwu and ewü

East Central German

Adverb

ewu

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) somewhere
    Is muss doch ewu sei.
    It has to be somewhere.

References

  • Hendrik Heidler: "Echtes Erzgebirgisch, Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haasn", P. 39

Igbo

Alternative forms

  • eghu

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *é-wû. Cognate with Ogbah éwû, Ezaa éɣú, Izi éɣú, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni éwú, Ika éwú.[1] Further cognate with Proto-Yoruboid *é-ɓó (Yoruba ewúrẹ́, and Igala éwó).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /é.wú/

Noun

ewu

  1. goat (animal).
    isi ewu ― goat head

References

  1. ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid‎[1]

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Yoruba *i-ɣú, Proto-Yoruboid *í-ɓṹ, possibly cognate with Igala ímú.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ē.wú/

Noun

ewú

  1. gray hair
    Ẹ ó fọwọ́ pawú ― May you use your hand to rub gray hair (a prayer for old age)

Etymology 2

From e- (“agent prefix”) +‎ wu (“to undergo or face serious danger”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ē.wū/

Noun

ewu

  1. danger
    Synonyms: ìjàm̀bá, ìpọ́njú
    ewu ńlá wu wá ― We were faced with grave danger
Derived terms
  • ewu-sílera (“health hazard”)
  • léwu (“to be dangerous”)
  • ọ̀já adènà-ewu (“seatbelt, safety belt”)

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /è.wù/

Noun

èwù

  1. (Ekiti, Ifẹ) alternative form of ẹ̀wù (“clothes”)
    Synonym: aṣọ
    Ọmọ amúkàrà sábẹ̀ èwù jẹ ― One who sneaks akara under their clothes to eat (oríkì of Adó-Èkìtì)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ē.wú/

Noun

ewú

  1. Gambian pouched rat
    Synonyms: ewúsà, páálí, òkété
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