ahasi

Ewe

Etymology

From asi (“wife, woman”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.há.sì/, [à.ʁá.ʃì ~ à.ʕá.ʃì ~ à.ɦá.ʃì]

Noun

àhásì (definite singular àhásì lá or àhásìà, singular only)

  1. prostitution, fornication, adultery
    Synonym: matre (archaic)

Derived terms

  • ahasitɔ (“whore, prostitute”)
  • ahasivi (“bastard, illegitimate child”)
  • ahasiwɔla (“prostitute”)
  • ahasiwɔwɔ (“prostitution”)
  • nyɔnu ahasitɔ (“female prostitute”)
  • wɔ ahasi (“to fornicate”)
  • wɔahasi (“promiscuous”)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “ahasi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 216-7
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “ahasi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 43, 99, 191
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