igi iwe
التعريفات والمعاني
== Yoruba ==
=== Etymology ===
From igi (“tree; wood”) + ìwé (“book”), literally “tree of books”.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ī.ɡī ì.wé/
=== Noun ===
igi ìwé
(figurative, colloquial) bookworm; avid reader; serious student
Synonym: ìwé ọgbà
Antonym: èso òdo
igi ìwé, èso òdo ― always studying, yet always failing (literally, “tree of books, fruit of zero”)