ugwẹ
Yoruba
Alternative forms
ìwẹ̀
Etymology
ù-
(
“
nominalizing prefix
”
)
+
gwẹ̀
(
“
to swim, to bath
”
)
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ù.ɡʷɛ̀/
Noun
ùgwẹ̀
(
Ikalẹ
)
alternative form of
ìwẹ̀
(
“
bathing
or
swimming
”
)
Derived terms
òmùgwẹ̀
(
“
swimmer
”
)
mùgwẹ̀mùgwẹ̀
(
“
swimmer
”
)