aŋutrɔdada

Ewe

Etymology

Nominalization of da aŋutrɔ (“to shoot [an] arrow”), from aŋutrɔ (“arrow”) + reduplication of da (“to throw, shoot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ŋù.tlɔ́.dà.dà/, [à.ŋù.t̪ɾ̃ɔ́.d̪à.d̪à], [à.ŋù.t̪ɾɔ́.d̪à.d̪à]

Noun

àŋùtrɔ́dàdà (definite singular àŋùtrɔ́dàdà lá or àŋùtrɔ́dàdàà, singular only)

1. archery

   Synonyms: atrɔdada, atsrɔdada (both archaic)

Related terms

• aŋutrɔ
• da aŋutrɔ

References

• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “aŋutrɔdada”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 410
• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “aŋutrɔdada”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 137