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”)