aʋako

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • aʋakoe (archaic)

Etymology

From aʋa (“war”) +‎ ako (“parrot”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.βà.kò/

Noun

àʋàkò (definite singular àʋàkò lá or àʋàkòà, plural àʋàkòwó, definite plural àʋàkòàwó)

  1. hawk, falcon
    Synonyms: ayitsu, kpakpayitsu

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “aʋako”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 547
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “aʋako”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 89
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “aʋako”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 31
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