Dzome

Ewe

Etymology

From dzo (“fire”) +‎ me (“in, inside”), literally “[month of] fire in it”, marking the presence of expansive harmattan during this period.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡zò.mè/

Proper noun

Dzòmè

  1. December
    Coordinate term: (Western term) Dezember

See also

Gregorian calendar months: ɣletiwoedit

References

  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “Dzome”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 62
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