Meaning of Ọ̀wọ̀ | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Owo (a city in Nigeria)
2. broom
3. respect, honor, dignity
4. a name for several herbs in the genus Brillantaisia, including Brillantaisia lamium, Brillantaisia owariensis, and Brillantaisia nitens.
5. hand
6. patterned group, a homogeneous entity, caravan, series, class
7. money, cash
8. business, trade, commerce
9. Owo (a historical kingdom in Nigeria)
10. direction, location, side; either right or left
11. cowrie
12. commercial enterprise
13. The Ọwọ dialect of the Yoruba language
14. one hundred naira
15. The Ọwọ subethnic group of the Yoruba people
16. impact, influence, effect
    idiomatic
17. handwriting, penmanship
    broadly
18. care, handling
19. time of action or event; current
    usually
20. possession (literally, "in the hand of someone")
    idiomatic
21. active engagement, endorsement
    idiomatic
22. grip, power, force
    idiomatic
23. applause

Equivalents

Examples

“Lára òwò ni owó wá.”

It is from business that money comes.

“ọwọ́ rẹ̀ ẹ́ dára níwèé”

Her handwriting is excellent on paper

“kò lọ́wọ́ sí ọ̀rọ̀ náà”

He has no hands in the matter

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