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*    ground. (2) also: roots of trees



*    swelling out of the ground; v.



*    ɛzi [ ˩ ˩ ], utukpuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*uhãbɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] bow (for shooting);



*    cf. abɔ, obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. ifɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ],



*    ikã [ ˥ ˩ ].



*uhae [ ˥ ˩ ] well; uhae na‿ir-amɛ



*    [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] this well does not



*    hold (rɔ 1 [ / ]) water; uhae na



*    s-agba-eha [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] (sɛ [ ˥ ]) this



*    well is three layers deep.



*uhaeso [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] swallow; cf. iso [ ˩ ˥ ] (?).



*uhãhã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) a small plank used



*    as a pad when carrying yams.



*    (2) uhãh-ɛ̃kũ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] the small of



*    the back.



*uhaɽo [ ˥ \ ˩ ] forehead; cf. ɛhae



*    [ ˩ ˩ ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ugbaɽo [ ˥ \ ˩ ].



*uhe [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) lower end of a long



*    object: uh-inya [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] lower end



*    of a yam; uh-ɔɣɛdɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] do.



*    of a plantain; cf. uh-erhɛ̃ [ ˥ \ ˩ ];



*    uh-erhã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] lower part of a



*    felled tree that is standing up-



*    right. (2) bottom of a vessel:



*    uh-axe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] bottom of a pot;



*    uh-odo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] bottom of a mortar.



*    (3) vulva. (4) anus.



*uh-erhɛ̃ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] a stick of firewood



*    one end of which has caught



*    fire, also uw-erhɛ̃ [ ˥ \ ˩ ]; cf. uhe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] (?).



*Uhɛ [ ˥ ˩ ] Ifɛ (Yor. tones: [ ˧ ˩ ]); the



*    name occurs also in the morning



*    greeting of a certain sib, de



*    la‿uhɛ o [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].



*Uhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] a village on the Bini-



*    Yoruba boundary.



*uhɛwɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ] breathing; breath;



*    cf. hɛwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*uhi [ ˩ ˩ ] law; custom; uhi na



*    wegbe gbe [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] this law is



*    very strict.



*uhiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) keeping up



*    appearances. (2) struggling (to



*    recover one’s health); cf. hia [ / ].