aɖegbeƒoƒo

Ewe

Etymology

Nominalization of ƒo aɖegbe (“to boast”), from aɖegbe (“boasting”) + reduplication of ƒo (“to hit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɖè.ɡ͡bè.ɸò.ɸò/

Noun

àɖègbèƒòƒò (definite singular àɖègbèƒòƒò lá or àɖègbèƒòƒòà, singular only)

  1. bragging, boasting

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “aɖegbeƒoƒo”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 43
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “aɖegbeƒoƒo”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 139
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