aɖaba

See also: adaba

Ewe

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɖà.bá/

Noun

àɖàbá (definite singular àɖàbá lá or àɖàbáá, plural àɖàbáwó, definite plural àɖàbááwó)

  1. eyelash

Derived terms

  • aɖabadigo (“eyebrows”)
  • aɖabafu (“eyelash”)
  • aɖabaƒoƒo (“moment, blinking of eyes”)
  • aɖabakplo (“eyebrows”)
  • aɖabami (“tuft of hair”)
  • aɖabata (“space above the eyes, eyebrows”)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “aɖaba”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 99
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “aɖaba”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 17
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “aɖaba”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 9
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