anyimlɔxɔ

Ewe

Etymology

From anyi (“floor”) +‎ mlɔ (“to lie down”) +‎ xɔ (“room”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɲí.mlɔ́.xɔ̀/, [à.ɲí.ml̃ɔ́.xɔ̀], [à.ɲí.mlɔ́.xɔ̀]

Noun

ànyímlɔ́xɔ̀ (definite singular ànyímlɔ́xɔ̀ lá or ànyímlɔ́xɔ̀à, plural ànyímlɔ́xɔ̀wó, definite plural ànyímlɔ́xɔ̀àwó)

  1. bedroom
    Synonym: xɔdɔme

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “anyimlɔxɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 390
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “anyimlɔxɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 152
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