aawẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From Contraction of àrìwẹ̀, ultimately from àrì- (“without”) +‎ wẹ̀ (“to shower, to bathe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àà.wɛ̀/

Noun

ààwẹ̀

1. religious fast

Derived terms

• gbààwẹ̀ (“to fast”)
• oúnjẹ ìtúnu-ààwẹ̀ (“iftar”)
• Ọdún ìtúnu ààwẹ̀ (“Eid-al-Fitr”)
• ààwẹ̀ Kìrìsìtẹ́nì (“Christian fasting (usually for Lent)”)
• ààwẹ̀ Mùsùlùmí (“Muslim fasting for Ramadan”)