anyidi

Ewe

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From anyi +‎ di.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɲí.dì/, [à.ɲí.d̪ì]

Noun

ànyídì (definite singular ànyídì lá or ànyídìà, plural ànyídìwó, definite plural ànyídìàwó)

  1. ant (insect)
    Synonyms: aɖeɖe, aɖeɖi, ɖeɖi (dialectal)
    Hyponyms: baba, ɖovoɖovo, gbedze, lili, zãnuvɔ̃e

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “anyidi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 386
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “anyidi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 8
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