omuwẹ

Yoruba

Ògbóǹkangí òmùwẹ̀

Alternative forms

• òmùgwẹ̀

Etymology

ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) ‎ mọ̀ (“to know”) ‎ ìwẹ̀ (“swimming”), literally “one who knows how to swim”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.mũ̀.wɛ̀/

Noun

òmùwẹ̀

1. (swimming) swimmer