akutu

Ewe

Etymology

From a- (“will”, future/predictive prefix) +‎ ku (“to wear out, gnaw”) +‎ tu (“to loosen”), literally “[you] will gnaw [and] loosen [it]”, signifying the fruit's ripeness and readiness to be eaten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /á.kú.tù/, [á.kú.t̪ù]

Noun

ákútù (definite singular ákútù lá or ákútùà, plural ákútùwó, definite plural ákútùàwó)

  1. orange (fruit)
    Synonyms: akunyamɔ̃e, anyitsimɔ̃e (both archaic), atɔtɔŋuti

Descendants

  • → Akan: akutu

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “akutu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 315
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “akutu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 12, 135
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