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ewu

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See also: ewü

Adverb

ewu

(Erzgebirgisch) somewhere
Is muss doch ewu sei.
It has to be somewhere.

References

Hendrik Heidler: "Echtes Erzgebirgisch, Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haasn", P. 39

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Alternative forms

eghu

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *é-wû. Cognate with Ogbah éwû, Ezaa éɣú, Izi éɣú, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni éwú, Ika éwú.^[1] Further cognate with Proto-Yoruboid *é-ɓó (Yoruba ewúrẹ́, and Igala éwó).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /é.wú/

Noun

ewu

goat (animal).
isi ewu ― goat head

References

[1]
Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid‎

Alternative forms

iwú (Èkìtì)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Yoruba *i-ɣú, Proto-Yoruboid *í-ɓṹ, possibly cognate with Igala ímú.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.wú/

Noun

ewú

gray hair
Ẹ ó fọwọ́ pawú ― May you use your hand to rub gray hair (a prayer for old age)

Etymology 2

From e- (“agent prefix”) +‎ wu (“to undergo or face serious danger”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.wū/

Noun

ewu

danger
Synonyms: ìjàm̀bá, ìpọ́njú

ewu ńlá wu wá ― We were faced with grave danger

Derived terms

ewu-sílera (“health hazard”)
léwu (“to be dangerous”)
ọ̀já adènà-ewu (“seatbelt, safety belt”)

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

ẹ̀wù
èù (Èkìtì)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /è.wù/

Noun

èwù

(Ekiti, Ifẹ) Alternative form of ẹ̀wù (“clothes”)
Synonym: aṣọ

Ọmọ amúkàrà sábẹ̀ èwù jẹ ― One who sneaks akara under their clothes to eat (oríkì of Adó-Èkìtì)

Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.wú/

Noun

ewú

Gambian pouched rat
Synonyms: ewúsà, páálí, òkété

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