anyitsi

Ewe

Alternative forms

Etymology

From anyi (“bee”) +‎ tsi (“water”), literally “bee water”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɲí.t͡sì/, [à.ɲí.t͡ʃì]
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Noun

ànyítsì (definite singular ànyítsì lá or ànyítsìà, collective plural ànyítsìwó, definite collective plural ànyítsìàwó)

  1. honey (sweet substance made by bees)

Derived terms

  • anyitsiha (“mead”)
  • anyitsimɔ̃e (“orange (fruit)”, literally “honey lemon”)
  • anyitsiwɔ (“flour and honey mix”)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “anyitsi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 391
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “anyitsi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 98
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “anyitsi”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 26
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