mọwe

Yoruba

Alternative forms

mùwé (Oǹdó, Èkìtì)
mìwé (Èkìtì)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔ̃̀.wé/

Verb

mọ̀wé

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

Derived terms

ọ̀mọ̀wé (“scholar”)

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