ẹmu

Yoruba

Ẹmu

Alternative forms

ẹmụ (Èkìtì)
ẹmọ (Ikalẹ)

Etymology

From ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mu (“to drink”). Compare with Olukumi ẹmọ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.mũ̄/

Noun

ẹmu

palm wine

Derived terms

ẹlẹ́mu (“palm wine seller”)

Related terms

ògùrọ̀ (“a specific type of palm wine”)
isà, iṣà (“aged palm wine”)
ògógóró (“palm gin”)

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