oniwee-mẹwaa

Yoruba

Etymology

From oní- (“one who has”) +‎ ìwé (“book”) +‎ mẹ́wàá (“ten”), literally “One characterized by ten books”, compare with oníwèé-mẹ́fà (“elementary school graduate”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.nĩ́.ꜜwé.mɛ́.ꜜwá/

Noun

oníwèé-mẹ́wàá

  1. (idiomatic) high school graduate

Derived terms

  • ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ oníwèé mẹ́wàá (“high school”)
  • ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ gíga (“college”)
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