afɔkpa

Ewe

Etymology

From afɔ (“foot”) +‎ kpa (“to carve”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.fɔ̀.k͡pà/, [à.f͈ɔ̀.k͡pà]

Noun

àfɔ̀kpà (definite singular àfɔ̀kpà lá or àfɔ̀kpàà, plural àfɔ̀kpàwó, definite plural àfɔ̀kpààwó)

  1. shoe
  2. footwear

Derived terms

  • afɔkpaka (“shoelace”)
  • afɔkpakala (“shoe repairer”)
  • afɔkpami (“shoe polish”)
  • afɔkpasiala (“shoe shiner”)
  • afɔkpatɔla (“cobbler”)
  • afɔkpatɔnu (“awl (for sewing sandals)”)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “afɔkpa”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 146-7
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “afɔkpa”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 156
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “afɔkpa”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 12
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