awọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• aghọ (Ijebu, Ondo)
• aọ (Ekiti)

Etymology 1

Cognates include Olukumi aghọ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.wɔ̄/

Noun

awọ

1. skin
2. hide, leather
3. (music) drum head

   Synonym: awọ ojú ìlù

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• àọ̀ (Ekiti)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.wɔ̀/

Noun

àwọ̀

1. colour
2. (by extension) skin color

Etymology 3

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ wọ̀ (“to set, to go down”), literally “That which sets”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.wɔ̀/

Noun

awọ̀

1. (idiomatic) the sun, the moon

   Synonym: oòrùn (“the sun”)

   Synonym: oṣùpá (“moon”)