Dzodze

Ewe

Etymology

From dzo (“fire”) +‎ dze (“to land, to visit”), shortening of dzo dze gbe (literally “[month where] fire has visited grass”), traditionally referring to a more intensified period from the previous month's conditions (cf. Dzove).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡zò.d͡zè/

Proper noun

Dzòdzè

  1. February
    Coordinate term: (Western term) Februar

See also

Gregorian calendar months: ɣletiwoedit

References

  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “Dzodze”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 61
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