Siamlɔm

Ewe

Etymology

From sia (“to dry”) +‎ -m (“me”) +‎ lɔ (“to gather”) +‎ -m (“me”), literally “dry me [and] gather me [month]”, traditionally alluding to drying and gathering harvest due to food scarcity around this period.

Proper noun

Siamlɔm

  1. July
    Coordinate term: (Western term) Yuli

See also

Gregorian calendar months: ɣletiwoedit
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