I. ˈyü, esp among farm dwellers ˈyō noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēowu; akin to Old High German ou, ouwi ewe, Old Norse ær ewe, Gothic awethi flock of sheep, Latin ovis sheep, Greek ois, Sanskrit avi
: the female of the sheep especially when mature ; also : the female of various related animals (as goats or the smaller antelopes)
II. noun
also evé ˈāˌwā, ˈāˌvā
( plural ewe or ewes also evé or evés )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a Negro people of Ghana and Togo and border regions of Dahomey
b. : a member of such people
2. : a Kwa language of the Ewe people