avunvi
Gun edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Gbe *avṹ (“dog”) + Proto-Gbe *-ví (“child”). From àvún (“dog”) + -ví (“diminutive suffix”). Cognates include Fon avùnví
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àvúnví (plural àvúnví lɛ́ or àvúnví lẹ́)
- puppy
- Àvúnví lɔ́ tò axwá dó ná é má mɔ̀ onɔ̀ étɔ̀n wùtú / Àvúnví lọ́ tò awhá dó ná é má mọ̀ onọ̀ étọ̀n wùtú ― The puppy is crying because it doesn't see its mother