owo

See also: OWO, OwO, owọ, ọwọ, and Ọwọ

Translingual

Alternative forms

• OwO
• 0w0

Pronunciation

• English:
  • IPA^(key): /ˈoʊ.woʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊwəʊ
• Norwegian:
  • IPA^(key): /¹uːʋu/
• Polish:
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.wɔ/, /ˈɔ.vɔ/

Symbol

owo

1. An emoticon representing an innocent, cutesy surprised face with a cat-like smile.

Usage notes

• The emoticon experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2018 and 2019 in connection with the furry fandom; either sincerely (but jokingly) by furries themselves, or with irony in the context of teasing of furries.

Related terms

• uwu
• :3
• -_-

Ogea

Noun

owo

1. arm

Further reading

• Johannes A. Z'Graggen, The Madang-Adelbert Range Sub-Phylum (1975), page 602

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔvɔ
• Syllabification: o‧wo

Pronoun

owo

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of ów

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Olukumi ẹ́ghó, Nupe ewó, Edo ígho, Urhobo ígho see Yoruba dialectal forms for other cognates. Proposed to be reconstructed to Proto-Yoruboid *V́-ɣó, and perhaps a doublet of hóró and wóró

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.wó/

Noun

owó

1. money, cash
2. cowrie

   Synonym: ẹyọ-owó

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties (money)

Language Family	Variety Group	Variety	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìdànrè	eghó
		Ìjẹ̀bú	owó
		Ìkálẹ̀	oghó
		Ìlàjẹ	owó
		Oǹdó	oghó
		Ọ̀wọ̀	oghó
		Usẹn	eghó
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	ió, eó
		Ifẹ̀	-
		Ìgbómìnà	-
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	-
		Western Àkókó	-
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	owó
		Ẹ̀gbá	-
		Ìbàdàn	owó
		Òǹkò	owó
		Ọ̀yọ́	owó
		Standard Yorùbá	owó
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	-
		Ìjùmú	-
		Ìyàgbà	-
		Owé	ewó
		Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀	-

Derived terms

• ẹ̀dínwó (“discount”)
• ẹ̀yáwó (“loan”)
• lówó (“to have money”)
• lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀ (“to be as rich as a shekere”)
• náwó (“to spend money”)
• olówó (“rich, rich person”)
• owó ẹyọ (“cowry”)
• owó iná (“electric bill”)
• owó omi (“water bill”)
• owó orí (“tax”)
• owó orí ìyàwó (“bride price”)
• owó oṣù (“salary”)
• owó ọ̀yà (“wage”)
• owó ìfẹ̀yìntì (“pension”)
• àìlówólọ́wọ́ (“poverty”)

 

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• òò (Ekiti)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.wò/

Noun

òwò

1. business, trade, commerce

   Synonyms: káràkátà, ajé

   lára òwò ni owó wá ― It is from business that money comes

2. commercial enterprise

Derived terms

• ajẹmówò (“commercial”)
• ibùjókò òwò (“commercial centre”)
• ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ iṣẹ́-ọwọ́ (“trade school”)
• olówò (“businessperson”)
• oníṣòwò (“merchant”)
• ṣòwòṣòwò (“trader”)
• àkọsílẹ̀ òwò (“bill of exchange”)
• ìgbọ̀wọ́ ìdókòwò (“investment trust”)
• òwò aláìfòfin ìjọbadè (“free trade”)
• òwò pẹ̀lú orílẹ̀-èdè-mìíràn (“foreign trade”)
• òwò àgbáyé (“international trade”)