aŋutrɔdada

Ewe

Etymology

Nominalization of da aŋutrɔ (“to shoot [an] arrow”), from aŋutrɔ (“arrow”) + reduplication of da (“to throw, shoot”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ŋù.tlɔ́.dà.dà/, [à.ŋù.t̪ɾ̃ɔ́.d̪à.d̪à], [à.ŋù.t̪ɾɔ́.d̪à.d̪à]

Noun

àŋùtrɔ́dàdà (definite singular àŋùtrɔ́dàdà lá or àŋùtrɔ́dàdàà, singular only)

  1. archery
    Synonyms: atrɔdada, atsrɔdada (both archaic)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “aŋutrɔdada”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 410
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “aŋutrɔdada”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 137
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