"wuwo" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /wú.wō/ Forms: wúwo [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Yoruba *wówo, *-wo, from Proto-Edekiri *-wó, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *-ɓó. Compare with Ifè wówo, Itsekiri wó, Olukumi wó, Ede Nago wo, and Igala wójì. Etymology templates: {{inh|yo|alv-yor-pro|*wówo}} Proto-Yoruba *wówo, {{inh|yo|alv-edk-pro|*-wó}} Proto-Edekiri *-wó, {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*-ɓó}} Proto-Yoruboid *-ɓó, {{cog|ife|wówo}} Ifè wówo, {{cog|its|wó}} Itsekiri wó, {{cog|ulb|wó}} Olukumi wó, {{cog|nqg|wo}} Ede Nago wo, {{cog|igl|wójì}} Igala wójì Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=wúwo|head2=}} wúwo, {{yo-pos|verb|wúwo}} wúwo, {{yo-verb|wúwo}} wúwo
  1. to be heavy Synonyms: wíwo (Ilajẹ), wówo (Ondo, Ọwọ, Ikalẹ, Ijebu), wó (Eastern Àkókó), óo (Èkìtì)
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yor-pro",
        "3": "*wówo"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruba *wówo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-edk-pro",
        "3": "*-wó"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Edekiri *-wó",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yrd-pro",
        "3": "*-ɓó"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *-ɓó",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ife",
        "2": "wówo"
      },
      "expansion": "Ifè wówo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "its",
        "2": "wó"
      },
      "expansion": "Itsekiri wó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ulb",
        "2": "wó"
      },
      "expansion": "Olukumi wó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nqg",
        "2": "wo"
      },
      "expansion": "Ede Nago wo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "wójì"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala wójì",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Yoruba *wówo, *-wo, from Proto-Edekiri *-wó, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *-ɓó. Compare with Ifè wówo, Itsekiri wó, Olukumi wó, Ede Nago wo, and Igala wójì.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wúwo",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "wúwo",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wúwo",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "wúwo"
      },
      "expansion": "wúwo",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wúwo"
      },
      "expansion": "wúwo",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fúyẹ́"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [
            "Terms in nonstandard scripts",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be heavy"
      ],
      "id": "en-wuwo-yo-verb-3PUI1q-k",
      "links": [
        [
          "heavy",
          "heavy"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "Ilajẹ",
          "word": "wíwo"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Ondo, Ọwọ, Ikalẹ, Ijebu",
          "word": "wówo"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Eastern Àkókó",
          "word": "wó"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Èkìtì",
          "word": "óo"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wú.wō/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wuwo"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yor-pro",
        "3": "*wówo"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruba *wówo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-edk-pro",
        "3": "*-wó"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Edekiri *-wó",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yrd-pro",
        "3": "*-ɓó"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *-ɓó",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ife",
        "2": "wówo"
      },
      "expansion": "Ifè wówo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "its",
        "2": "wó"
      },
      "expansion": "Itsekiri wó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ulb",
        "2": "wó"
      },
      "expansion": "Olukumi wó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nqg",
        "2": "wo"
      },
      "expansion": "Ede Nago wo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "wójì"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala wójì",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Yoruba *wówo, *-wo, from Proto-Edekiri *-wó, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *-ɓó. Compare with Ifè wówo, Itsekiri wó, Olukumi wó, Ede Nago wo, and Igala wójì.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wúwo",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "wúwo",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wúwo",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "wúwo"
      },
      "expansion": "wúwo",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wúwo"
      },
      "expansion": "wúwo",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fúyẹ́"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Edekiri",
        "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruba",
        "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid",
        "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Edekiri",
        "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruba",
        "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be heavy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heavy",
          "heavy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wú.wō/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Ilajẹ",
      "word": "wíwo"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Ondo, Ọwọ, Ikalẹ, Ijebu",
      "word": "wówo"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Eastern Àkókó",
      "word": "wó"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Èkìtì",
      "word": "óo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wuwo"
}

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