azɔlizɔzɔ

Ewe

Etymology

Nominalization of zɔ azɔli (“to approach”), from azɔli (“march, walk”) + reduplication of zɔ (“to walk, to pass”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.zɔ̀.lì.zɔ̀.zɔ̀/

Noun

àzɔ̀lìzɔ̀zɔ̀ (definite singular àzɔ̀lìzɔ̀zɔ̀ lá or àzɔ̀lìzɔ̀zɔ̀à, plural àzɔ̀lìzɔ̀zɔ̀wó, definite plural àzɔ̀lìzɔ̀zɔ̀àwó)

  1. walk, march, gait, stride
    Synonyms: azɔli, tsaɖiɖi, zɔzɔ
  2. journey, trip, voyage
    Synonyms: mɔzɔzɔ, toƒe, tsaɖiɖi, yiyi
  • azɔli
  • zɔ azɔli

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “azɔlizɔzɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 592
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “azɔlizɔzɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 76, 121
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “azɔlizɔzɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 32
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