omuwẹ

Yoruba

Ògbóǹkangí òmùwẹ̀

Alternative forms

òmùgwẹ̀

Etymology

ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ mọ̀ (“to know”) +‎ ìwẹ̀ (“swimming”), literally “one who knows how to swim”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ò.mũ̀.wɛ̀/

Noun

òmùwẹ̀

(swimming) swimmer

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