iwu

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See also: I-wu

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀibu, compare Malay ribu and Wolio rewu.

Numeral

iwu

  1. thousand

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦲꦺꦮꦸ (èwu, thousand)

Further reading

  • "iwu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Tsuut'ina

Pronunciation

Noun

iwu?

  1. corn

References

West Makian

Pronunciation

Adverb

iwu

  1. (interrogative) how many, how much?
    nopoli namu de esi iwu?how many (chicken) eggs did you buy?
    win iwu fawa sine?how long (how many days) will you stay here?

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics

Yoruba

Èyé oníṣápá pẹ̀lú iwú lórí

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruboid *í-ɓṹ, cognate with Igala ímú.

Pronunciation

Noun

iwú

  1. (Ekiti) gray hair
    Ín ó fọọ́ piMay you use your hand to rub gray hair (a prayer to reach old age)