akpaviã

Ewe

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.k͡pá.vì.ã̂/, [à.k͡pá.v͈ì.ã̂]

Noun

àkpávìã̂ (definite singular àkpávìã̂ lá or àkpávìã̂à, plural àkpávìã̂wó, definite plural àkpávìã̂àwó)

  1. crow, raven
    Synonyms: agɔdzixe, koxã, manowɔ, nowɔnowɔ

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “akpaviã”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 288
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “akpaviã”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 110