koklonɔ
Ewe
Etymology
From koklo (“chicken”) + -nɔ (female animal suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kò.kló.nɔ̀/, [kò.kl̃ó.n̺ɔ̀], [kò.kló.n̺ɔ̀], [kò.kl̃ó.n̪ɔ̀], [kò.kló.n̪ɔ̀]
Noun
kòklónɔ̀ (definite singular kòklónɔ̀ lá or kòklónɔ̀à, plural kòklónɔ̀wó, definite plural kòklónɔ̀àwó)
- hen (female chicken)
Related terms
References
- Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “koklonɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language][1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 274
- Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “koklonɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language][2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 99
- Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “koklonɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 125