abɔ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "abo"

Ewe

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *-bá, *-bɔ́. Cognates include Fon abɔ́, Gun abɔ́, Saxwe Gbe abɔ́ and Adja abá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.bɔ̌/

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Noun

àbɔ̌ (definite singular àbɔ̌ lá or àbɔ̌á, plural àbɔ̌wó, definite plural àbɔ̌áwó)

1. arm, upper arm
2. foreleg (of an animal)
3. yard (unit of measure)

Derived terms

• abɔɖega (“bell”)
• abɔɖekatɔ, abɔɖekɛtɔ (“one-armed person”)
• abɔƒu (“arm bone”)
• abɔƒuti (“flexor muscles of the forearm”)
• abɔgɛ, abɔga (“upper arm armlet”)
• abɔgligo (“elbow”)
• abɔgba (“shoulder blade, scapula”)
• abɔgbaƒu (“shoulder blade, scapula”)
• abɔka (“arm nerve”)
• abɔkuglui, abɔklugui (“elbow”, traditional measure of length)
• abɔkpo (“residual limb”)
• abɔkpo (“upper arm armlet”)
• abɔkpotɔ, abɔkpuitɔ (“amputee”)
• abɔlɛme (“anterior forearm”)
• abɔnɔ (“strained arm”)
• abɔŋɔŋlɔ (“gardening”)
• abɔŋɔŋlɔla (“gardener”)
• abɔsobui (“brachioradialis, muscular part of the forearm”)
• abɔta (“shoulder”)
• abɔtaƒu (“collarbone”)
• abɔtanu (“shoulder scarifications”)
• abɔtasisi (“vaccination”)
• abɔtasitike (“vaccine”)

Related terms

• alɔ (“hand”)

References

• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “abɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 21
• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “abɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 13
• Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “abɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 7