owó ẹyọ
noun
/ō.wó ɛ̄.jɔ̄/
owó-ẹyọ (alternative), ẹyọ-owó (alternative), ẹyọwó (alternative)
Definitions
- cowries, as a form of currency
- coins, loose change
Etymology
From owó (“cowry, coin”) + ẹyọ (“one unit”), literally “One cowry, One coin”, compare with Igala ẹ́yọ́-ọkọ́.
Component words
Used in
ètò ẹyọ-owó
Listed as a similar word by
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The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
cowrie
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “owo ẹyọ”.
Reference:
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