owiwi

Krio

Etymology

From Yoruba òwìwí (“owl”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.wì.wí/

Noun

òwìwí

  1. barn owl

References

  1. ^ Fyle, Clifford N., Jones, Eldred D. (1980) A Krio-English dictionary, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 269

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wìwí (“ideophone likely representing silent flight or feathers of the owl”). Compare with Igala ògwùgwù, Igbo ikwikwii, Ebira ogugu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.wì.wí/

Noun

òwìwí

  1. owl, specifically the Western barn owl

Descendants

  • → Krio: owiwi
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