adedada

Ewe

Etymology

Nominalization of da ade (“to hunt”), from ade (“hunting”) + reduplication of da (“to launch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.dè.dà.dà/, [à.d̪è.d̪à.d̪à]

Noun

àdèdàdà (definite singular àdèdàdà lá or àdèdàdàà, singular only)

  1. hunting, hunt

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “adedada”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 42
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “adedada”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 101
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “adedada”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 40
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