mọwe
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Etymology
From mọ̀ (“to know”) + ìwé (“book”), literally “to know books”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ̃̀.wé/
Verb
mọ̀wé
- (idiomatic) to be intelligent; to know one's stuff
- (literal) to know a book
Derived terms
- ọ̀mọ̀wé (“scholar”)