ahosi

Cebuano

Etymology

ahos +‎ -i

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧ho‧si

Verb

ahosi

  1. imperative of ahos

Ewe

Etymology

From aho (“widow”) +‎ asi (“woman, wife”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.hò.sì/, [à.ʁò.ʃì ~ à.ʕò.ʃì ~ à.ɦò.ʃì]

Noun

àhòsì (definite singular àhòsì lá or àhòsìà, plural àhòsìwó, definite plural àhòsìàwó)

  1. widow, widower
    Synonyms: aho, ahoxɔla (archaic)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “ahosi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 230
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “ahosi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 215
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “ahosi”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 16

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀅𑀳𑁄𑀲𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • अहोसि (Devanagari script)
  • অহোসি (Bengali script)
  • අහොසි (Sinhalese script)
  • အဟောသိ or ဢႁေႃသိ (Burmese script)
  • อโหสิ or อะโหสิ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᩉᩮᩣᩈᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອໂຫສິ or ອະໂຫສິ (Lao script)
  • អហោសិ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄦𑄮𑄥𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

ahosi

  1. second/third-person singular aorist active of hoti (“to be”)
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