Adeɛmekpɔxe

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • Adeamekpɔxe

Etymology

From ade(l)a (“hunter”) +‎ me- (negation particle) +‎ kpɔ (“to see”) +‎ xe (“bird”), literally “[month where] the hunter did not find the bird”, traditionally referring to hunters unable to hunt animals, especially birds, due to foggy conditions during this period.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.dè.ɛ́.mé.k͡pɔ́.xè/, [à.d̪è.ɛ́.mé.k͡pɔ́.xè]

Proper noun

Àdèɛ́mékpɔ́xè

  1. November
    Coordinate term: (Western term) Nɔvember

See also

Gregorian calendar months: ɣletiwoedit

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “Adeɛmekpɔxe”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 42
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “Adeɛmekpɔxe”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 8
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