xɔ

See also: xo, XO, Χo, xo', xó, xô, xo̱, xơ, xỏ, xổ, and -ҳо

Ewe

Noun

xɔ

  1. house

Verb

xɔ

  1. get

Gun

Etymology 1

Possibly derived from Proto-Gbe *χʷle.[1] Cognates with Fon xɔ̀, Saxwe Gbe xɔ̀, Adja xwlè, Ewe ƒle

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɔ̀/

Verb

xɔ̀ (Benin)

  1. to buy
    Ùn ná xɔ̀ xwé lɔ́ ― I will buy the house

Etymology 2

Cognates with Fon xɔ̀, Saxwe Gbe xɔmɛ̀, Adja exɔ, Ewe xɔ

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɔ̀/

Noun

xɔ̀ (plural xɔ̀ lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. room
  2. house, hall
    Synonym: abò
    Xɛ̀ lɔ́ zrɔ́n bíɔ́ xɔ̀ mɛ̀ / Hẹ̀ lọ́ zlọ́n bíọ́ họ̀ mẹ̀ ― The bird flew and entered into the room
Derived terms
  • agbànxɔ̀ (“storehouse”)
  • tòxɔ̀ (“city hall”)
  • xɔ̀mɛ̀ (“in the room”)

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 212
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