# iwọ
## Yoruba
### Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala íwọ, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-wɔ

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ī.wɔ̄/

#### Noun

iwọ
* poison
    Synonyms: májèlé, oró

### Etymology 2

From ì- +‎ wọ, compare with Olukumi úwọ and Igala ùwẹ

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ì.wɔ̄/

#### Pronoun

ìwọ
* you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun)

##### Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ìwọ (“you sing., emphatic subject pronoun”) :
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| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety/Language | Location | Words |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ào | Ìdóàní | ùgwọ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìdànrè | Ìdànrè | ùwọ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú Òde | ùwọ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìkòròdú | ùwọ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ṣágámù | ùwọ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ẹ̀pẹ́ | ùwọ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìkálẹ̀ | Òkìtìpupa | ùwọ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìlàjẹ | Mahin | ùwọ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Oǹdó | Oǹdó | ùwọ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ọ̀wọ̀ | Ọ̀wọ̀ | ùwọ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Usẹn | Usẹn | ùwọ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | ùwọ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Olùkùmi | Olùkùmi | Ugbódù | úwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Àdó Èkìtì | ụ̀ọ, ùwẹ, ùwe |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Àkúrẹ́ | ụ̀ọ, ùwẹ, ùwe |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì | ụ̀ọ, ùwẹ, ùwe |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Ifẹ̀ | Ilé Ifẹ̀ | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Èbúté Mẹ́tà | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Èkó | Èkó | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Òṣogbo | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Ìwàjówà LGA | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Kájọlà LGA | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Ìsẹ́yìn LGA | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Ṣakí West LGA | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Atisbo LGA | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Oǹkó | Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Bɛ̀nɛ̀ | ìwɔ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Owé | Kabba | ìwọ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ìdàácà | Igbó Ìdàácà | wɔ̀ɔ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | ìwɔ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Atakpamé | ìwɔ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Tchetti | ìwɔ |

#### See also

| | singular | plural or honorific |
| 1st person | mo | a |
| 2nd person | o | ẹ |
| 3rd person | ó | wọ́n |
| | singular | plural or honorific |
| 1st person | mi / n | a |
| 2nd person | o | ẹ |
| 3rd person | [pronoun dropped] | wọn |
| | singular | plural or honorific |
| 1st person | mi | wa |
| 2nd person | ọ / ẹ | yín |
| 3rd person | [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ | wọn |
| | singular | plural or honorific |
| 1st person | èmi | àwa |
| 2nd person | ìwọ | ẹ̀yin |
| 3rd person | òun | àwọn |

### Etymology 3

Compare with Itsekiri ùghọ́, possibly cognate with Ifè ìfɔ̃́ (“navel”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́. Originally only referring to the umbilical cord, it has semantically shifted to also refer to the navel, becoming synonymous with idodo

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ì.wɔ́/

#### Noun

ìwọ́
* (anatomy) umbilical cord
* (anatomy) navel
    Synonyms: idodo, udodo

##### Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ìwọ́ (“navel, umbilical cord”) :
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| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety/Language | Location | Words |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú Òde | ùwọ́ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìkòròdú | ìghọ́ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ṣágámù | ùghọ́ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ẹ̀pẹ́ | ùghọ́ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìkálẹ̀ | Òkìtìpupa | ùghọ́ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìlàjẹ | Mahin | ùghọ́ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Oǹdó | Oǹdó | ùghọ́ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ọ̀wọ̀ | Ọ̀wọ̀ | ùghọ́ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Usẹn | Usẹn | ùghọ̀ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | ùghọ́ |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Olùkùmi | Olùkùmi | Ugbódù | ughọ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Àdó Èkìtì | ụ̀ọ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Àkúrẹ́ | ụ̀ọ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì | ụ̀ọ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Ìgbómìnà | Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA | àwẹ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Ìgbómìnà | Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA | ìwẹ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Ìgbómìnà | Ìsin LGA | ìwẹ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀ṣà | Iléṣà | ụ̀ọ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Èbúté Mẹ́tà | ìwọ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Èkó | Èkó | ìwọ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | ìwọ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | ìwọ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | ìwọ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | ìwọ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Bɛ̀nɛ̀ | ìwɔ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìjùmú | Ìjùmú | ùwọ́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Owé | Kabba | iwọ̀, uwọ̀ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | ìfɔ̃́ (navel), okùfɔ̃́ (umbilical cord) |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Atakpamé | ìfɔ̃́ (navel), okùfɔ̃́ (umbilical cord) |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Tchetti | ìfɔ̃́ (navel), okùfɔ̃́ (umbilical cord) |