ọwọ
Igala
Alternative forms
- ọ́wọ́ọ̀
Etymology 1
Cognate with Yoruba ọwọ̀, ultimately proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-ɓɔ́, equivalent to *ɔ́- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *ɓɔ́
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ́.wɔ̀/
Derived terms
- ọ́wọ̀-ọ̀jẹ̀ (“cooking tool for making draw soup”)
References
- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Cognate with Yoruba ọwọ́ and Edo obọ, proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-ɓɔ́, equivalent to *ɔ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *ɓɔ́
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ́.wɔ́/
Noun
ọ́wọ́
Derived terms
References
- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba

Ọwọ̀
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Cognate with Igala ọ́wọ̀, ultimately proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-ɓɔ́, equivalent to *ɔ́- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *ɓɔ́
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̄.wɔ̀/
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀.wɔ̀/
Derived terms
- bọ̀wọ̀ (“to give respect, to respect”)
- ohun-ọ̀wọ̀ ajẹmẹ́sìn (“sacred object or artifact”)
- ọ̀rọ̀ àfọ̀wọ̀wí (“affirmation”)
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (“a town in Nigeria”)
Etymology 3

Ewé ọ̀wọ̀ (Brillantaisia lamium)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀.wɔ̀/
Noun
ọ̀wọ̀
- a name for several herbs in the genus Brillantaisia, including Brillantaisia lamium, Brillantaisia owariensis, and Brillantaisia nitens.
Etymology 4

Ọwọ́
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-ɓɔ́. Cognate with Igala ọ́wọ́, Ayere ɔ́wɔ́, Àhàn ɔɔ, Edo obọ, and Ehueun o-wɔ́. See obọ for a more detailed etymological analysis.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̄.wɔ́/
Noun
ọwọ́
- hand
- direction, location, side; either right or left
- (modern usage) one hundred naira
- (idiomatic) impact, influence, effect
- (by extension) handwriting, penmanship
- ọwọ́ rẹ̀ ẹ́ dára níwèé ― Her handwriting is excellent on paper
- care, handling
- (usually as lọ́wọ́) time of action or event; current
- (idiomatic) possession (literally, "in the hand of someone")
- (idiomatic) active engagement, endorsement
- kò lọ́wọ́ sí ọ̀rọ̀ náà ― He has no hands in the matter
- (idiomatic) grip, power, force
- applause
- Synonyms: pàtẹ́wọ́, ṣápẹ́
Usage notes
- Sense 7 and 8 is usually seen as lọ́wọ́ (“at hand”)
Derived terms
- ọmọ-ọwọ́ (“baby”)
- ọrùn ọwọ́ (“wrist”)
- ọwọ́ ọ̀tún (“right-hand”)
- ọwọ́ àlàáfíà (“lefthand side”)
- ọwọ́ òsì (“left-hand”)
- ọwọ́wẹwọ́ (“reciprocal”)
- pàtẹ́wọ́ (“to clap”)
- àtẹ́lẹwọ́ (“palm”)
- àtọwọ́dọ́wọ́ (“hand delivery”)
- ìbọwọ́ (“glove”)
- ìgbọnwọ́ (“elbow”)
- ìṣọwọ́kọ̀wé (“handwriting”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀.wɔ́/
Derived terms
- ọ̀wọ̀ọ̀wọ́ (“in-groups”)
- ọ̀wọ́ ẹran (“herd”)
- ọ̀wọ́ ẹyẹ (“flock”)
- ọ̀wọ́ kìnnìún (“pride”)
- ọ̀wọ́-ọ̀tọ̀ (“species”)
- pínsọ́wọ̀ọ́ (“to classify, to categorize”)
- ìfọmọ-irúyọlára-ọ̀wọ́-ọ̀tọ̀-mọ́kàn (“hybridization”)
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