wẹ
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "we"
Gun
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- wɛ̀ (Benin)
Etymology
[edit]Cognates include Fon wɛ̀, Saxwe Gbe wɛ, Saxwe Gbe wɛ́
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wẹ̀ (Nigeria)
Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Possibly derived from Proto-Yoruboid *gwɛ̀. Cognate with Igala gwẹ̀
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wẹ̀
- (intransitive) to bathe, to shower
- (intransitive) to swim
- Synonym: lùwẹ̀
- to wash something
- Synonym: fọ
Usage notes
[edit]- wẹ before a direct object
Derived terms
[edit]- ọwọ́wẹwọ́ (“reciprocal”)
- ìwẹ̀ (“bathing”)
- lùwẹ̀ (“to swim”)
- Wẹ̀mímọ́
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wẹ or wẹ̀
Usage notes
[edit]- wẹ before a direct object
Etymology 3
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wẹ́
- (transitive) to crush, to crumble
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wẹ́