aɖiba

Ewe

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɖì.bá/

Noun

àɖìbá (definite singular àɖìbá lá or àɖìbáá, plural àɖìbáwó, definite plural àɖìbááwó)

  1. melon
  2. papaya

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “aɖiba”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 114
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “aɖiba”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 123
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “aɖiba”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 10
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