mọwe

Yoruba edit

Alternative forms edit

mùwé (Ondo, Ekiti)
mìwé (Ekiti)

Etymology edit

From mọ̀ (“to know”) +‎ ìwé (“book”), literally “to know books”.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /mɔ̃̀.wé/

Verb edit

mọ̀wé

(idiomatic) to be intelligent; to know one's stuff
(literal) to know a book

Derived terms edit

ọ̀mọ̀wé (“scholar”)

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