adzudzɔ

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • dzudzɔ

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *-dzɔ, *-dzudzɔ via reduplication.[1] Cognates include Fon azɔ and Gen azizɔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.d͡zù.d͡zɔ̀/

Noun

àdzùdzɔ̀ (definite singular àdzùdzɔ̀ lá or àdzùdzɔ̀à, collective plural àdzùdzɔ̀wó, definite collective plural àdzùdzɔ̀àwó)

  1. smoke, steam
  2. fume, vapour
  3. smolder

Derived terms

  • adzudzɔbabla (“smoke plume”)
  • adzudzɔʋu (“steamboat”)
  • adzudzɔyi (“smoke particles”)
  • adzudzɔ tu
  • do adzudzɔ
  • tu adzudzɔ

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 222
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “adzudzɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 98
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “adzudzɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 38, 142
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “adzudzɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 64
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