rẹwa

Yoruba

Alternative forms

sẹngwà (Ọ̀wọ̀, Oǹdó)
hẹngwà (Ìlàjẹ, Ìkálẹ̀)
hunwà (Owé)
ghẹngwà (Ìlàjẹ)

Etymology

From rẹ +‎ ẹwà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾɛ̄.wà/

Verb

rẹwà

to be beautiful; to be handsome
Synonym: lẹ́wà

Derived terms

arẹwà (“someone who is beautiful”)
rẹwà bí egbin (“to be as beautiful as a kob antelope”)
òbùrẹ́wà (“ugliness”)

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