whe

See also: whē

Dogrib

Noun

whe

  1. belt

Gun

Etymology 1

From Proto-Gbe *-Hʷe.[1] Cognates include Saxwe Gbe ohwè, Adja ewe, Fon hwè and Ewe ɣe.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣʷè/

Noun

whè (plural whè lẹ́) (Nigeria)

  1. sun

Etymology 2

From Proto-Gbe *-χʷé.[2] Cognates include Saxwe Gbe oxwé, Adja axwe, Fon xwé and Ewe aƒe.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xʷé/

Noun

whé (plural whé lẹ́) (Nigeria)

  1. house

Etymology 3

From Proto-Gbe *-χʷe.[3] Cognates include Saxwe Gbe oxwè, Adja exwe, Fon xwè and Ewe ƒe.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xʷè/

Noun

whè (plural whè lẹ́) (Nigeria)

  1. year

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 223
  2. ^ 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 217
  3. ^ 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), pages 215, 225

Middle English

Pronoun

whe

  1. alternative form of we (“we”)
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