koklotsu

Ewe

Etymology

From koklo (chicken) +‎ -tsu (male animal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kò.kló.t͡sú/, [kò.kl̃ó.t͡sú], [kò.kló.t͡sú]

Noun

kòklótsú (definite singular kòklótsú lá or kòklótsúá, plural kòklótsúwó, definite plural kòklótsúáwó)

  1. rooster, cock (male chicken)
    Synonym: agbɛ

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “koklotsu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 274
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “koklotsu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 89
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “koklotsu”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 125