afɔ

See also: afo, afọ, AFO, and Afo

Ewe

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *-fɔ.[1] Cognates include Fon afɔ̀, Gun afɔ, Aja afɔ, Saxwe Gbe afɔgbà and Adja afɔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.fɔ̀/, [à.f͈ɔ̀]

Noun

àfɔ̀ (definite singular àfɔ̀ lá or àfɔ̀à, plural àfɔ̀wó, definite plural àfɔ̀àwó)

  1. foot, leg
  2. foot (unit of measure)
  3. paw (of an animal)
  4. hind leg (of a quadruped)

Derived terms

  • afɔbaya (“foot surface, whole foot”)
  • afɔbidɛ, afɔdidɛ (“toe”)
  • afɔbidɛfestu, afɔdidɛfestu (“big toe”)
  • afɔbɔl, afɔbɔlu (“football, soccer”)
  • afɔbɔlƒoƒo, afɔbɔluƒoƒo (“football, soccer”)
  • afɔbɔlƒola, afɔbɔluƒola (“footballer, soccer player”)
  • afɔde (“foot of a bed”)
  • afɔdego (“traditional drum that rests on the feet”)
  • afɔɖeɖe (“step, stride”)
  • afɔɖeƒe, afɔɖoƒe, afɔtoƒe (“footprint”)
  • afɔɖekaɖekae (“to limp”) (dialectal)
  • afɔɖekanɔ, afɔɖekatɔ (“one-legged person”)
  • afɔɖekɛdɔ (“hamate”)
  • afɔɖekɛmɔ (“footpath”)
  • afɔɖeti (traditional measurement of cotton yarn)
  • afɔɖodzinu (“carpet”)
  • afɔɖoƒe (“pedal”)
  • afɔɖome (“instep”, arched part above the ankle)
  • afɔdzi (“toilet”)
  • afɔdzideƒe (“toilet”)
  • afɔdzidetike (“laxative”)
  • afɔdzido (“latrine”)
  • afɔdzixɔ (“washroom”)
  • afɔdzoe (“claw, talon”)
  • afɔdzɔƒe (“nail root”)
  • afɔfetsu (“toenail”)
  • Afɔfiɛ (“April”)
  • afɔƒome (“sole (of foot)”)
  • afɔga (“bell”)
  • afɔga, afɔgɛ (“legcuff”)
  • afɔgode (“sock, stocking”) (dialectal)
  • afɔgble (“women's ankle jewelry”) (dialectal)
  • afɔke (“foot-trodden sand”, traditionally said to have healing properties)
  • afɔkli (“claw, talon, spur”)
  • afɔkɔe (“ankle”)
  • afɔkɔme (“arch (of foot)”)
  • afɔku (“accident”)
  • afɔkudzela (“casualty”)
  • afɔkpa (“shoe, footwear”)
  • afɔkpeƒe (“ankle”)
  • afɔkpeli (“heel (of foot)”) (dialectal)
  • afɔkpo (“heel (of foot)”)
  • afɔkpodzi, afɔkpedzi (“heel (of foot)”)
  • afɔkpokploe, afɔkpokpoe (“claw, talon, spur”) (dialectal)
  • afɔkpukpu (“wooden sandal”) (dialectal)
  • afɔkpukpui (“crouch”)
  • afɔlalãtɔ, afɔlalɛ̃tɔ (“crippled person”)
  • afɔlobotoe (“Achilles notch”) (dialectal)
  • Afɔmagbetɔme (Aŋlo Ewe deity)
  • afɔmegbea (“laggard”)
  • afɔmɔ, afɔmɔe (“footpath, trail”)
  • afɔne (“quadruped”)
  • afɔnu (“front part of foot”)
  • afɔta (“heel (of foot)”)
  • afɔti (“footprint”)
  • afɔtɔ (“pedestrian”)
  • afɔtɔgo (“support”)
  • afɔtɔgoƒe (“support”)
  • afɔtsɔtsɔ (“rhythm, tempo”)
  • afɔtsrɛ (“trot”)
  • afɔwui (“sock, stocking”)
  • afɔxa (“lateral border (of foot)”)
  • afɔzi (“step, pace”)

See also

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), pages 216, 218
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “afɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 144-9
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “afɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 72, 138
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “afɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, pages 11-2

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *-fɔ.[1] Cognates include Ewe afɔ, Fon afɔ̀, Aja afɔ, Saxwe Gbe afɔgbà and Adja afɔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.fɔ̀/

Noun

àfɔ̀ (plural àfɔ̀ lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. foot

Derived terms

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), pages 216, 218
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