muwe

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman mue.

Noun

muwe

1. Alternative form of mewe (“cage”)

Etymology 2

From Old French muer.

Verb

muwe

1. Alternative form of mewen (“to moult”)

Yoruba

Etymology

From mọ̀ (“to know”) +‎ ùwé (“book”) (Èkìtì), (Oǹdó)/ mù (“to know”) +‎ ùwé (“book”) (Ìjẹ̀bú). Cognates with Yoruba mọ̀wé

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mũ̀.wé/

Verb

mùwé

1. (idiomatic, Ondo, Ekiti, Ijebu) to be intelligent; to be highly educated
   • 2020, AI T, 8:42 from the start, in omo song in ondo dialect:

     Oígho mi dọ́mọ mi mùwé o, ọ̀mùwé má jùyà/ Ẹlẹ́dàá mi dọ́mọ mi mùwé o, ọ̀mùwé má jùyà. (Oǹdó)

     My orí, let my children be educated, the educated don't suffer/ My creator, let my children be educated, the educated don't suffer.

Derived terms

• ọ̀mùwé (“scholar”)