ahasi

Ewe

Etymology

From asi (“wife, woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.há.sì/, [à.ʁá.ʃì ~ à.ʕá.ʃì ~ à.ɦá.ʃì]

Noun

àhásì (definite singular àhásì lá or àhásìà, singular only)

1. prostitution, fornication, adultery

   Synonym: matre (archaic)

Derived terms

• ahasitɔ (“whore, prostitute”)
• ahasivi (“bastard, illegitimate child”)
• ahasiwɔla (“prostitute”)
• ahasiwɔwɔ (“prostitution”)
• nyɔnu ahasitɔ (“female prostitute”)
• wɔ ahasi (“to fornicate”)
• wɔahasi (“promiscuous”)

References

• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “ahasi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 216-7
• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “ahasi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 43, 99, 191