whenu

Gun

Alternative forms
  • hwenu (Benin)

Etymology

Cognates include Fon hwenu, Saxwe Gbe hwènù, Adja hwenu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣʷē.nũ̄/

Noun

whenu (plural whenu lẹ́) (Nigeria)

  1. time

Derived terms
  • whenuhó (“history/story”)
  • whenuhó-kántọ́ (“historian”)

Maori

Noun

whenu

  1. strand (each of the strings that make up a rope, etc.)
  2. (weaving) warp
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