"owe" meaning in Yoruba

See owe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ò.wē/ Forms: òwe [canonical]
Etymology: Folk etymology explains that it comes from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wé (“to wrap, to twist”), literally “That which wraps something around something else (another meaning)”. Etymology templates: {{affix|yo|ò-|wé|lit=That which wraps something around something else (another meaning)|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to wrap, to twist}} ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wé (“to wrap, to twist”), literally “That which wraps something around something else (another meaning)” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=òwe|head2=}} òwe, {{yo-pos|noun|òwe|}} òwe, {{yo-noun|òwe}} òwe
  1. proverb, adage, saying
    Sense id: en-owe-yo-noun-sRKITWSV Categories (other): Yoruba terms prefixed with o-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: òghe, òe [Ekiti]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ò.wè/ Forms: òwè [canonical]
Etymology: Compare with Igala ògè Etymology templates: {{cog|igl|ògè}} Igala ògè Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=òwè|head2=}} òwè, {{yo-pos|noun|òwè|}} òwè, {{yo-noun|òwè}} òwè
  1. a species of black monkey; (in particular) Collared mangabey Categories (topical): Rhetoric Categories (lifeform): Primates Synonyms: òghè (Ondo), òè [Ekiti] Derived forms: bí alákẹdun rọ̀, tó fọwọ́ ṣẹ́, agbọ̀n la ó fi kó ọmọ òwè níbẹ̀ (english: If the colobus monkey breaks its arm while suspended from a tree, Collard mangabeys will be scooped off the place by the basketful), ikú tó pa òwè ń pòwe fún ẹdun (english: the death that killed the Collared mangabey sends a proverbial message to the colobus monkey)
    Sense id: en-owe-yo-noun-XGYgLU6e Disambiguation of Rhetoric: 31 69 Disambiguation of Primates: 8 92 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: òghe, òe [Ekiti]
Etymology number: 2
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