abadzivɔ

Ewe

Etymology

From aba (“bed”) +‎ dzi (“over, above”) +‎ avɔ (“cloth, fabric”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.bà.d͡zǐ.vɔ́/, [à.bà.d͡ʒǐ.v͈ɔ́]
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Noun

àbàdzǐvɔ́ (definite singular àbàdzǐvɔ́ lá or àbàdzǐvɔ́á, plural àbàdzǐvɔ́wó, definite plural àbàdzǐvɔ́áwó)

  1. bedsheet

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “abadzivɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 4
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “abadzivɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 31
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “abadzivɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 6
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