odẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ode"

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *-ɖɛ́.[1] Cognates include Fon ɖɛ̌, Saxwe Gbe ɛɖɛ́, Adja aɖe, Ewe aɖe, Ayizo ɖɛɛ. Possibly cognate with Gikyode ɔnandii and Nkonya ɔdandʋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.ɖɛ́/

Noun

òdẹ́ (plural òdẹ́ lẹ́) (Nigeria)

  1. tongue

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 224