"ewo" meaning in Nupe

See ewo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ē.wó/ Forms: ewó [canonical]
Etymology: Cognates include Yoruba owó, Edo ígho, Urhobo ígho, Isoko ugho. Etymology templates: {{cog|yo|owó}} Yoruba owó, {{cog|bin|ígho}} Edo ígho, {{cog|urh|ígho}} Urhobo ígho, {{cog|iso|ugho}} Isoko ugho Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=ewó}} ewó, {{nup-pos|noun|ewó}} ewó, {{nup-noun|ewó}} ewó
  1. money
    Sense id: en-ewo-nup-noun-jSrItY6t
  2. cowry shell
    Sense id: en-ewo-nup-noun-FjMLZDjg Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Nupe entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 7 7 7 61 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 4 76 12 Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 4 77 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ewódeci (english: rich person)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /è.wò/ Forms: èwò [canonical]
Etymology: Cognates include Fon awù, Ewe awu, Gun awù, Edo ẹwu, Yoruba ẹ̀wù, èù, àwù, Ifè àwù, Urhobo ewun (shirt), Isoko ewu. Etymology templates: {{cog|fon|awù}} Fon awù, {{cog|ee|awu}} Ewe awu, {{cog|guw|awù}} Gun awù, {{cog|bin|ẹwu}} Edo ẹwu, {{cog|yo|ẹ̀wù, èù, àwù}} Yoruba ẹ̀wù, èù, àwù, {{cog|ife|àwù}} Ifè àwù, {{cog|urh|ewun}} Urhobo ewun, {{cog|iso|ewu}} Isoko ewu Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=èwò}} èwò, {{nup-pos|noun|èwò}} èwò, {{nup-noun|èwò}} èwò
  1. cloth; garment Derived forms: èwòkó (english: agbada; boubou)
    Sense id: en-ewo-nup-noun-Xpx-OUgg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "rich person",
      "translation": "rich person",
      "word": "ewódeci"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "owó"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba owó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "ígho"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo ígho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urh",
        "2": "ígho"
      },
      "expansion": "Urhobo ígho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iso",
        "2": "ugho"
      },
      "expansion": "Isoko ugho",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Yoruba owó, Edo ígho, Urhobo ígho, Isoko ugho.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ewó",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ewó"
      },
      "expansion": "ewó",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ewó"
      },
      "expansion": "ewó",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ewó"
      },
      "expansion": "ewó",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "money"
      ],
      "id": "en-ewo-nup-noun-jSrItY6t",
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 7 61 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 4 76 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 77 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cowry shell"
      ],
      "id": "en-ewo-nup-noun-FjMLZDjg",
      "links": [
        [
          "cowry",
          "cowry"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.wó/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewo"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "awù"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon awù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "awu"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe awu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "awù"
      },
      "expansion": "Gun awù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "ẹwu"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo ẹwu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ẹ̀wù, èù, àwù"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ẹ̀wù, èù, àwù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ife",
        "2": "àwù"
      },
      "expansion": "Ifè àwù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urh",
        "2": "ewun"
      },
      "expansion": "Urhobo ewun",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iso",
        "2": "ewu"
      },
      "expansion": "Isoko ewu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Fon awù, Ewe awu, Gun awù, Edo ẹwu, Yoruba ẹ̀wù, èù, àwù, Ifè àwù, Urhobo ewun (shirt), Isoko ewu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "èwò",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "èwò"
      },
      "expansion": "èwò",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "èwò"
      },
      "expansion": "èwò",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "èwò"
      },
      "expansion": "èwò",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "agbada; boubou",
          "translation": "agbada; boubou",
          "word": "èwòkó"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Ndace washed the garment.",
          "text": "Ǹdácé fo èwò li.",
          "translation": "Ndace washed the garment.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              27,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "english": "You don't know how to iron clothes.",
          "text": "Wo má èwò ko à.",
          "translation": "You don't know how to iron clothes.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cloth; garment"
      ],
      "id": "en-ewo-nup-noun-Xpx-OUgg",
      "links": [
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ],
        [
          "garment",
          "garment"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.wò/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewo"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
    "Nupe lemmas",
    "Nupe nouns",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "rich person",
      "translation": "rich person",
      "word": "ewódeci"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "owó"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba owó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "ígho"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo ígho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urh",
        "2": "ígho"
      },
      "expansion": "Urhobo ígho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iso",
        "2": "ugho"
      },
      "expansion": "Isoko ugho",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Yoruba owó, Edo ígho, Urhobo ígho, Isoko ugho.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ewó",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ewó"
      },
      "expansion": "ewó",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ewó"
      },
      "expansion": "ewó",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ewó"
      },
      "expansion": "ewó",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "money"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cowry shell"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cowry",
          "cowry"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.wó/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewo"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
    "Nupe lemmas",
    "Nupe nouns",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "agbada; boubou",
      "translation": "agbada; boubou",
      "word": "èwòkó"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "awù"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon awù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "awu"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe awu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "awù"
      },
      "expansion": "Gun awù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "ẹwu"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo ẹwu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ẹ̀wù, èù, àwù"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ẹ̀wù, èù, àwù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ife",
        "2": "àwù"
      },
      "expansion": "Ifè àwù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urh",
        "2": "ewun"
      },
      "expansion": "Urhobo ewun",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iso",
        "2": "ewu"
      },
      "expansion": "Isoko ewu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Fon awù, Ewe awu, Gun awù, Edo ẹwu, Yoruba ẹ̀wù, èù, àwù, Ifè àwù, Urhobo ewun (shirt), Isoko ewu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "èwò",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "èwò"
      },
      "expansion": "èwò",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "èwò"
      },
      "expansion": "èwò",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "èwò"
      },
      "expansion": "èwò",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Nupe terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Ndace washed the garment.",
          "text": "Ǹdácé fo èwò li.",
          "translation": "Ndace washed the garment.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              27,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "english": "You don't know how to iron clothes.",
          "text": "Wo má èwò ko à.",
          "translation": "You don't know how to iron clothes.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cloth; garment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ],
        [
          "garment",
          "garment"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.wò/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewo"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ewo meaning in Nupe (3.2kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Nupe dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-02-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (f492ef9 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.