atikewɔƒe

Ewe

Etymology

From atike (“medicine”) +‎ wɔ (“to do”) +‎ -ƒe (“place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.tí.kè.ɰɔ̀.ɸé/, [à.t̪í.kè.wɔ̀.ɸé]

Noun

àtíkèwɔ̀ƒé (definite singular àtíkèwɔ̀ƒé lá or àtíkèwɔ̀ƒéá, plural àtíkèwɔ̀ƒéwó, definite plural àtíkèwɔ̀ƒéáwó)

  1. hospital
    Synonyms: abixɔ (archaic), dɔxɔ (archaic), dɔnɔxɔ (archaic), dɔnɔkɔ̃dzi, dɔyɔƒe, kɔdzi

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “atikewɔƒe”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 99, 110
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “atikewɔƒe”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 29
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