ẹwa

See also: ewa, Ewa, and ʻEwa

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Yoruba numbers ^(edit)

		100
[a], [b] ←  1	←  9	10	11  →	20  →
		1[a], [b]
Cardinal: ẹ̀wá     Counting: ẹẹ́wàá     Adjectival: mẹ́wàá     Ordinal: kẹwàá     Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹwàá     Distributive: mẹ́wàá mẹ́wàá     Collective: mẹ́wẹ̀ẹ̀wàá     Fractional: ìdámẹ́wàá

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ̀-gwá. Cognates include Igala ẹ̀gwá and Itsekiri mẹ̀gwá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.wá/

Numeral

ẹ̀wá

1. ten

Etymology 2

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ̀-gwà. Possible cognates include Igala ẹ̀gwà and Igbo àgwà.

Ẹ̀wà(1)

Ẹ̀wà(2)

Ẹ̀wà pẹ̀lú dòdò (3)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.wà/

Noun

ẹ̀wà

1. The bean plant, usually referring to several members of the family Fabaceae and often specifically the cowpea plant

   Synonyms: ẹ̀wà dúdú, ẹ̀wà-ẹrẹwẹ, ẹ̀wà-funfun, erèé

2. A general name for beans, peas, and legumes, often specifically referring to the black-eyed pea

   Synonyms: pẹkulẹ, erèé

3. cooked beans

Derived terms

• ẹlẹ́wà
• ẹ̀wà dídì
• ẹ̀wà sèsé (“lima bean, pigeon pea”)
• ẹ̀wà òkòdó (“Cyperus alternifolius”)
• ẹ̀wà òrìṣà
• ẹ̀wà-ahun (“Centrosema pubescens”)

 

Related terms

• ẹwẹ (“a type of species of beans”)

Etymology 3

From ẹ- +‎ wà, perhaps related to ìwà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.wà/

Noun

ẹwà

1. beauty, attraction