Mawu

Ewe

Proper noun

Mawu

1. God

Synonyms

• Yehowa

Gun

Alternative forms

• Máú (alternative Nigerian spelling)

Etymology

Cognates include Fon Mǎwǔ, Ewe Mawu, Adja Mawu, perhaps related to Yoruba Yemòwó

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mã́.wú/

Proper noun

Máwú (Benin, Nigeria)

1. the paramount genderless or female divinity amongst the Gun people and other Gbe speaking peoples of the Vodun faith, see her male equivalent Lisa
2. (Christianity) the Christian God

Derived terms

• Misɛ̀nmáwú (“I worship God”)
• Misẹ̀nmáwú (“I worship God”)
• Máwúco (“God's only”)
• Máwúkló (“God is great”)
• Máwúlɔ̀mɛ̀ (“In God's hand”)
• Máwúlọ̀mẹ̀ (“In God's hand”)
• Máwúnyɔ́ (“God is good”)
• Máwúsí (“In God's hand”)
• Máwútɔ̀n (“God's own”)
• Máwútọ̀n (“God's own”)
• Máwúyọ́n (“God is good”)
• Máwúzɔ́nsu (“God's works are numerous”)
• Máwúzọ́nsu (“God's works are numerous”)
• Máwúṣo (“God's only”)