ẹwa
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Ẹ̀wà(1) 
Ẹ̀wà(2) 
Ẹ̀wà pẹ̀lú dòdò (3)
Yoruba
Etymology 1
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| Cardinal: ẹ̀wá Counting: ẹẹ́wàá Adjectival: mẹ́wàá Ordinal: kẹwàá Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹwàá Distributive: mẹ́wàá mẹ́wàá Collective: mẹ́wẹ̀ẹ̀wàá Fractional: ìdámẹ́wàá | ||||
Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ̀-gwá. Cognates include Igala ẹ̀gwá and Itsekiri mẹ̀gwá
Pronunciation
Numeral
ẹ̀wá
Etymology 2
Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ̀-gwà. Possible cognates include Igala ẹ̀gwà and Igbo àgwà.
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Pronunciation
Noun
ẹ̀wà
- The bean plant, usually referring to several members of the family Fabaceae and often specifically the cowpea plant
- Synonyms: ẹ̀wà dúdú, ẹ̀wà-ẹrẹwẹ, ẹ̀wà-funfun, erèé
- A general name for beans, peas, and legumes, often specifically referring to the black-eyed pea
- cooked beans
Derived terms
- ẹlẹ́wà
- ẹ̀wà dídì
- ẹ̀wà sèsé (“lima bean, pigeon pea”)
- ẹ̀wà òkòdó (“Cyperus alternifolius”)
- ẹ̀wà òrìṣà
- ẹ̀wà-ahun (“Centrosema pubescens”)
Related terms
- ẹwẹ (“a type of species of beans”)
Etymology 3
From ẹ- + wà, perhaps related to ìwà
Pronunciation
Noun
ẹwà