abable

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • (archaic) ablɔbe

Etymology

From earlier ablɔbe, borrowed from Akan aborɔbɛ (“pineapple”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.bà.blé/, [à.bà.bl̃é], [à.bà.blé]
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Noun

àbàblé (definite singular àbàblé lá or àbàbléá, plural àbàbléwó, definite plural àbàbléáwó)

  1. pineapple
    Synonym: atɔtɔ

References

  1. ^ Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “abable”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 18
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “abable”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 8
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