owo ẹyọ

Yoruba

owó ẹyọ méje

Alternative forms

• owó-ẹyọ
• ẹyọ-owó
• ẹyọwó

Etymology

From owó (“cowry, coin”) +‎ ẹyọ (“one unit”), literally “One cowry, One coin”, compare with Igala ẹ́yọ́-ọkọ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.wó ɛ̄.jɔ̄/

Noun

owó ẹyọ

1. cowries, as a form of currency
2. coins, loose change

Derived terms

• ètò ẹyọ-owó (“coinage”)