rẹwà
verb
/ɾɛ̄.wà/
Definitions
-
to be beautiful; to be handsome
Used in
Etymology
From rẹ + ẹwà.
Dialectal synonyms “to be beautiful, handsome” 19 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- rẹwà
- Ẹ̀pẹ́
- rẹwà
- Ìkòròdú
- rẹwà
- Ṣágámù
- rẹwà
- Òkìtìpupa
- hẹngwà
- Mahin
- hẹngwàghẹngwà
- Oǹdó
- sẹngwà
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)
- sẹngwà
- Usẹn
- hẹngwà
Olùkùmi
- Ugbódù
- ègwà
Northwest Yoruba
- Èbúté Mẹ́tà
- rẹwà
- Abẹ́òkúta
- rẹwà
- Èkó
- rẹwà
- Ìbàdàn
- rẹwà
- Ìlọrin
- rẹwà
- Ọ̀yọ́
- rẹwà
- Nàìjíríà
- rẹwà
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- rɛwà
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Kabba
- hunwà
Listed as a similar word by
These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
to be beautiful
to be beautiful
to be beautiful
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “rẹwa”.
Reference:
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