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Yoruba
Etymology
Likely from Edo ọgua (“courtyard of a traditional home”), see Urhobo ọguá (“palace”), Olukumi ọ́gwá (“palace”)
Pronunciation
Noun
ọwá
- the parlor or inner courtyard of a home
- Synonyms: káà, ọrọ́wá
- (historical) palace, great house
- Synonyms: ààfin, àọ̀fịn, àghọ̀fẹn
- (by extension, CY, NEY) king, monarch
- Synonyms: ọba, ọlọ́wá, ọlọ́jà, olú
Ọmọ ọwá, ọmọ ẹkùn- Child of the king, child of the leopard
(praise poetry of people of Àkúrẹ́)
Derived terms
- Ọwá (“title of monarchs in certain regions of Yorubaland”)
- Ọlọ́wá (“traditional title of several rulers”)
- ọmọwá (“prince, princess”)