omugwẹ

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Yoruba[edit]

Àghan òmùgwẹ̀ ní Tọ́kì.

Alternative forms[edit]

òmùwẹ̀

Etymology[edit]

ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mà (“to know”) +‎ ùgwẹ̀ (“swimming”), literally “one who knows how to swim”

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ò.mũ̀.ɡʷɛ̀/

Noun[edit]

òmùgwẹ̀

(Ikalẹ) (swimming) Alternative form of òmùwẹ̀ (“swimmer”)
Synonym: mùgwẹ̀mùgwẹ̀

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