ụ̀á
noun
/ʊ̀.á/
ọ̀wá (alternative), ìghá (alternative), ùghá (alternative), ùwá (alternative)
Definitions
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midrib or back of a palm leaf
Related wordsmọ̀rìònoun màrìwònoun 2 entries are spelled “màrìwò”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. màrìwò palm frond (in particular) young unwilted palm fronds tied around the body at festivals, such as the Ọlọ́jọ́ festival, by Ògún worshippers. mọ̀rìò alternative form of màrìwò màrìwònoun 2 entries are spelled “màrìwò”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. màrìwò palm frond (in particular) young unwilted palm fronds tied around the body at festivals, such as the Ọlọ́jọ́ festival, by Ògún worshippers. màìghò palm frond ụmọ̀Possibly related wordsèkùnoun Wiktionary points at “èkù”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “eku”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “èkù” may be a word nobody has written up yet. eku rat, bush rat
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-ghá, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-ghá. The term is also related to the word for rib in many Yoruboid dialects, see ùwá in Ijebu and ìghághè in Oǹdó
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back of a palm frond
rib; rib cage
rib; rib cage
alternative form of ìghághè (“rib; rib cage”)
alternative form of ụgbáè (“rib; rib cage”)
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 3,
where this word is spelled “ụa”.
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