atike

Ewe

Etymology

From ati (“tree”) +‎ ke (“root”), literally “tree root”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.tí.kè/, [à.t̪í.kè]

Noun

àtíkè (definite singular àtíkè lá or àtíkèà, plural àtíkèwó, definite plural àtíkèàwó)

  1. medicine, medication, drug
  2. (archaic) poison, acid
    Synonyms: amake (archaic), amatsi, dɔyɔgbe

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “atike”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 467
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “atike”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 13, 122
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “atike”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 21

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.tí.kè/

Noun

àtíkè

  1. powder, (in particular) face powder
    Synonyms: ẹbu, páúdà, papamìlòlò
    ọmọbìnrín kun àtíkè ― The girl applied powder to her face

Derived terms

  • àtíkè-ìmúlóyún-ewéko (“pollen”)
  • àtíkè-ọlà (“euphemism for cocaine”)
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