asitsala

Ewe

Etymology

From asitsatsa (“trade, commerce”) +‎ -la (agent suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.sì.t͡sà.lá/, [à.ʃì.t͡sà.lá]

Noun

àsìtsàlá (definite singular àsìtsàlá lá or àsìtsàláá, plural àsìtsàláwó, definite plural àsìtsàlááwó)

  1. trader, merchant, dealer
  2. seller, salesperson

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “asitsala”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 436
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “asitsala”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 90, 104
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “asitsala”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 27
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