afɔkpodzi

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • afɔkpedzi

Etymology

From afɔ (“foot”) +‎ kpo (“bump”) +‎ dzi (“over, above”) or afɔkpo (“heel”) +‎ dzi (“over, above”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.fɔ̀.k͡pó.d͡zí/, [à.f͈ɔ̀.k͡pó.d͡ʒí]

Noun

àfɔ̀kpódzí (definite singular àfɔ̀kpódzí lá or àfɔ̀kpódzíá, plural àfɔ̀kpódzíwó, definite plural àfɔ̀kpódzíáwó)

  1. heel
    Synonyms: afɔkpeli (dialectal), afɔkpo, afɔta

See also

  • afɔƒome (“sole (of foot)”)
  • afɔkpoe, afɔkpeƒe (“ankle”)
  • afɔkɔme (“arch (of foot)”)
  • afɔnu (“front part of foot”)
  • afɔxa (“lateral border of foot”)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “afɔkpodzi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 147
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “afɔkpodzi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 65, 89
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “afɔkpodzi”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 12
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