alakpatɔ

Ewe

Etymology

From alakpa (“lie”) +‎ -tɔ (agent suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.là.k͡pà.tɔ́/, [à.là.k͡pà.t̪ɔ́]

Noun

àlàkpàtɔ́ (definite singular àlàkpàtɔ́ lá or àlàkpàtɔ́á, plural àlàkpàtɔ́wó, definite plural àlàkpàtɔ́áwó)

  1. liar, deceiver, forger, hypocrite, fraud
    Synonyms: alakpadala, alakpanuwɔla

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “alakpatɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 319
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “alakpatɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 19
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