akpɔkplɔ

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • akpakpla (archaic, dialectal)

Etymology

Compare Yoruba ọ̀pọ̀lọ́, Ogbah ẹkpọ̀-ụlọ and Abure klɔ̀pɔ́kɔ́. Words with a kVrV formula are widespread in Africa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.k͡pɔ̀.k͡plɔ̀/, [à.k͡pɔ̀.k͡pl̃ɔ̀], [à.k͡pɔ̀.k͡plɔ̀]

Noun

àkpɔ̀kplɔ̀ (definite singular àkpɔ̀kplɔ̀ lá or àkpɔ̀kplɔ̀à, plural àkpɔ̀kplɔ̀wó, definite plural àkpɔ̀kplɔ̀àwó)

  1. toad, frog
    Synonym: xɔnɔ (dialectal)
    Hyponyms: abena, adi, adigblɛ, bele

Derived terms

  • akpɔkplɔdzi (“frog heart”)
  • akpɔkplɔŋkui (“frog eye”)
  • akpɔkplɔzi (“frogspawn”)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “akpɔkplɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 302
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “akpɔkplɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 71
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “akpɔkplɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 19
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