iwọ

See also: iwo

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala íwọ, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-wɔ

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ī.wɔ̄/

Noun

iwọ

  1. poison
    Synonyms: májèlé, oró

Etymology 2

From ì- +‎ wọ, compare with Olukumi úwọ and Igala ùwẹ

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.wɔ̄/

Pronoun

ìwọ

  1. you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun)
    Synonym: ụ̀wẹ
See also
Affirmative subject pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mo a
2nd person o ẹ
3rd person ó wọ́n
Negative subject pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi / n a
2nd person o ẹ
3rd person [pronoun dropped] wọn
Object pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi wa
2nd person ọ / ẹ yín
3rd person [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ wọn
Note: except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.
Emphatic pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person èmi àwa
2nd person ìwọ ẹ̀yin
3rd person òun àwọn

Etymology 3

Compare with Itsekiri ùghọ́, possibly cognate with Ifè ìfɔ̃́ (“navel”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́. Originally only referring to the umbilical cord, it has semantically shifted to also refer to the navel, becoming synonymous with idodo

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.wɔ́/, /ī.wɔ̀/

Noun

ìwọ́ or iwọ̀

  1. (anatomy) umbilical cord
  2. (anatomy) navel
    Synonyms: idodo, udodo
Usage notes
  • iwọ̀ is only used by speakers of the Northeast Yoruba dialect of Owe
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