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wẹ

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Gun

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Etymology

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Cognates include Fon wɛ̀, Saxwe Gbe , Saxwe Gbe wɛ́

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wẹ̀ (Nigeria)

  1. to be, it is
    Ògán lọ́ wẹ̀ yé mọ̀It is the chief they see

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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

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wẹ̀

  1. (intransitive) to bathe, to shower
  2. (intransitive) to swim
    Synonym: lùwẹ̀
  3. to wash something
    Synonym: fọ
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  • wẹ before a direct object
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Etymology 2

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wẹ or wẹ̀

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

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wẹ́

  1. (transitive) to crush, to crumble
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Etymology 4

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wẹ́

  1. to be thin, tiny, or small
  2. to be slender; to be beautiful
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