"owiwi" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ò.wì.wí/ Forms: òwìwí [canonical]
Etymology: Possibly from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wìwí (“ideophone likely representing silent flight or feathers of the owl”). Compare with Igala ògwùgwù, Igbo ikwikwii, Ebira ogugu Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ò-|wìwí|id1=nominalizing prefix|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=ideophone likely representing silent flight or feathers of the owl}} ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wìwí (“ideophone likely representing silent flight or feathers of the owl”), {{cog|igl|ògwùgwù}} Igala ògwùgwù, {{cog|ig|ikwikwii}} Igbo ikwikwii, {{cog|igb|ogugu}} Ebira ogugu Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=òwìwí|head2=}} òwìwí, {{yo-pos|noun|òwìwí|}} òwìwí, {{yo-noun|òwìwí}} òwìwí
  1. owl, specifically the Western barn owl Categories (lifeform): Animals, Owls Synonyms: ògwìgwí
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