amatsi

See also: amatsï

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • amãtsi (dialectal)

Etymology

From ama (“herb, vegetable”) +‎ tsi (“water”), literally “herbal water”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.mà.t͡sì/, [à.mà.t͡ʃì]

Noun

àmàtsì (definite singular àmàtsì lá or àmàtsìà, collective plural àmàtsìwó, definite collective plural àmàtsìàwó)

  1. medicine, drug, remedy
    Synonyms: atike, dɔyɔgbe

Derived terms

  • amatsitɔ (“pharmacist”)
  • amatsiwɔla (“pharmacist”)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “amatsi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 341
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “amatsi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 13, 93, 122
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “amatsi”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 21
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