alakpadada

Ewe

Etymology

Nominalization of da alakpa (“to lie”), from alakpa (“lie”) + reduplication of da (“to send, give”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.là.k͡pà.dà.dà/, [à.là.k͡pà.d̪à.d̪à]

Noun

àlàkpàdàdà (definite singular àlàkpàdàdà lá or àlàkpàdàdàà, singular only)

  1. lie, falsehood, untruth
    Synonym: alakpa
  2. deceit, dishonesty, trickery
  • alakpa
  • alakpadala
  • alakpanu
  • alakpatɔ
  • da alakpa

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “alakpadada”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 319
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “alakpadada”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 62, 95, 175, 182
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “alakpadada”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 19
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