atukpa

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • atumpa (dialectal)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.tù.k͡pá/, [à.t̪ù.k͡pá]

Noun

àtùkpá (definite singular àtùkpá lá or àtùkpáá, plural àtùkpáwó, definite plural àtùkpááwó)

  1. bottle, specifically a square-shaped bottle
    Synonyms: abɔɖiabɔ (rounder), agbovu (smaller)

Derived terms

  • atukpaɖakago (“bottle rack”)
  • atukpagbagbɛ, atukpagbagbã (“bottle shard”)
  • atukpavi (“small bottle”)
  • atukpaʋunu (“corkscrew”)
  • atukpaxa, atukpaxɛ (“fish trap bottle”)
  • atukpaxaɖoɖo, atukpaxɛɖoɖo (“fishing with bottle trap”)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “atukpa”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 518-9
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “atukpa”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 67
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “atukpa”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 29
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