wẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "we"

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognates include Fon wɛ̀, Saxwe Gbe wɛ, Saxwe Gbe wɛ́

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɛ̀/

Verb

wẹ̀ (Nigeria)

  1. to be, it is
    Ògán lọ́ wẹ̀ yé mọ̀ ― It is the chief they see

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Possibly derived from Proto-Yoruboid *gwɛ̀. Cognate with Igala gwẹ̀

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɛ̀/

Verb

wẹ̀

  1. (intransitive) to bath, to shower
  2. (intransitive) to swim
    Synonym: lùwẹ̀
  3. to wash something
    Synonym: fọ
Usage notes
  • wẹ before a direct object
Derived terms
  • ọwọ́wẹwọ́ (“reciprocal”)
  • ìwẹ̀ (“bathing”)
  • lùwẹ̀ (“to swim”)
  • Wẹ̀mímọ́

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɛ̄/, /wɛ̀/

Verb

wẹ or wẹ̀

  1. to be soaked with liquid
Usage notes
  • wẹ before a direct object

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɛ́/

Verb

wẹ́

  1. (transitive) to crush, to crumble
Derived terms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɛ́/

Verb

wẹ́

  1. to be thin, tiny, or small
  2. to be slender; to be beautiful
Derived terms
  • awẹ́ (“that which is small”)
  • Awẹ́lẹ́wà
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