alẽ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ale"

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • alɛ̃ (dialectal)

Etymology

From a- +‎ lẽ (“stubborn, stupid”). Compare Fon lɛ̀ngbɔ́, Gun lɛ̀ngbɔ́, Saxwe Gbe lɛngbɔ̌ and Adja lɛngbɔ, which is also present in the Aŋlo dialectal form alẽgbɔ/alɛ̃gbɔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.lẽ́/

Noun

àlẽ́ (definite singular àlẽ́ lá or àlẽ́á, plural àlẽ́wó, definite plural àlẽ́áwó)

  1. sheep
    Synonyms: alẽgbɔ, alɛ̃gbɔ (dialectal, Aŋlo)

Derived terms

  • alẽ tata (“mutton”)
  • alẽfu (“wool”)
  • alẽfululũ (“shearing (of sheep)”)
  • alẽha (“flock of sheep”)
  • alẽkplɔla, alẽkplɔvi (“shepherd”)
  • alẽkplɔti (“shepherd's crook”)
  • alẽkplɔvu, alẽkplɔvũ (“German shepherd dog”)
  • alẽkpɔ (“sheepfold”)
  • alẽnɔ (“ewe”)
  • alẽnyila (“sheep farmer”)
  • alẽnyinyi (“sheep farming”)
  • alẽta (“sheep's head”)
  • alẽtsu (“ram”)
  • alẽvi (“lamb”)
  • alẽxɔ (“sheepfold”)
  • kplɔ alẽ (“sheep herding”)
  • nyi alẽ (“keeping sheep”)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “alẽ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 323
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “alẽ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 149
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “alẽ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 19
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