aŋutrɔ

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • (dialectal) aŋtrɔ, aŋɔtrɔ

Etymology

From a- +‎ ŋu (“thorn”) +‎ trɔ (“to turn, to divert”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ŋù.tlɔ̀/, [à.ŋù.t̪ɾ̃ɔ̀], [à.ŋù.t̪ɾɔ̀]

Noun

àŋùtrɔ́ (definite singular àŋùtrɔ́ lá or àŋùtrɔ́á, plural àŋùtrɔ́wó, definite plural àŋùtrɔ́áwó)

  1. (archery) arrow
    Synonyms: alo, atrɔ, atsrɔ, kokoƒiloe (all archaic)

Derived terms

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “aŋutrɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 410
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “aŋutrɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 137
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