ɖu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "du"

Gun

Alternative forms

• dù (Nigeria)

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *ɖu. Cognates include Fon ɖù, Saxwe Gbe ɖù, Adja ɖù, Ewe ɖu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɖù/

Verb

ɖù (Benin)

1. to eat
2. to bite

   Àgɔ̀sú xò àvún ɖàxó ɖé bɔ̀ àvún wá ɖù ví étɔ̀n ― Agosu bought a certain big dog and the dog eventually bit his child

3. to win

Derived terms

• núɖùɖù (“food”)
• vòɖùtɔ́ (“candidate”)
• ɖù gbɛ́ (“to enjoy life”)
• ɖù gán (“to become a chief”)
• ɖù kwɛ́ (“to spend money”)
• ɖù nùgò (“to boast”)
• ɖù nú (“to eat something”)
• ɖù wìnyá (“to be ashamed”)
• ɖù xwè (“to celebrate”)
• ɖù yà (“to suffer”)
• ɖù àxɔ́ (“to go bankrupt/have debt”)
• ɖù àɖì (“to be angry”)