aʋatsokaka

Ewe

Etymology

Nominalization of ka aʋatso (“to lie”), from aʋatso (“lie, untruth”) + reduplication of ka (“to tell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.βà.t͡só.kà.kà/

Noun

àʋàtsókàkà (definite singular àʋàtsókàkà lá or àʋàtsókàkàà, plural àʋàtsókàkàwó, definite plural àʋàtsókàkààwó)

  1. lie, deceit, deception
    Synonym: adzeɖaɖa
  2. untruth, falsehood
    Synonym: adzeɖaɖa
  • aʋatso
  • ka aʋatso

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “aʋatsokaka”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 548
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “aʋatsokaka”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 119, 190
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “aʋatsokaka”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 31
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