ayiku

Ewe

Etymology

From ayi (“beans”) +‎ ku (“seed”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.jì.kú/

Noun

àyìkú (definite singular àyìkú lá or àyìkúá, plural àyìkúwó, definite plural àyìkúáwó)

  1. (anatomy) kidney
    Synonym: ayikɔyikɔe

Derived terms

  • ayikui (“itchy rash”) (figurative)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “ayiku”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 577
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “ayiku”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 132
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “ayiku”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 32
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