Dzove

Ewe

Etymology

From dzo (“fire”) +‎ ve (“to sting, to tingle”), literally “[month of] stinging fire”, traditionally referring to a starting period of intense dryness, only intensifying on the following month (cf. Dzodze).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡zò.vé/, [d͡zò.v͈é]

Proper noun

Dzòvé

  1. January
    Coordinate term: (Western term) Yanuar

See also

Gregorian calendar months: ɣletiwoedit

References

  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “Dzove”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 62
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