oowo

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • oío (Ekiti)
  • oghígho (Ondo, Ikale)

Etymology

From Contraction of owíwo. The existence of o- and e- prefixes is a remnant of an ancient Volta-Congo noun-class system. See Ede Nago oówó, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *e-ɣíɣo, *o-ɣíɣo, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *e-ɣíɣo, *o-ɣíɣo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ōó.wō/

Noun

oówo

  1. alternative form of eéwo (“boil”)
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