vidzidzi

Ewe

Etymology

Nominalization of dzi vi (“to have a baby”), from vi (“child, baby”) + reduplication of dzi (“to give birth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ví.d͡zì.d͡zì/, [v͈í.d͡ʒì.d͡ʒì]

Noun

vídzìdzì (definite singular vídzìdzì lá or vídzìdzìà, singular only)

  1. childbirth, delivery (act of giving birth)
    Synonym: vixexe

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “vidzidzi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 527
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “vidzidzi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 51, 132
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