awuekia
Edo
editEtymology
editFrom à (“agent prefix”) + wú (“to break, to die”) + ékíá (“penis”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editàwúékìà
Descendants
edit→? Sranan Tongo: awege
References
edit- Hans Melzian (1937) “awuekia”, in A Concise Dictionary Of The Bini Language Of Southern Nigeria, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., page 14
- Harrison Adéníyì (2010) “Tone and Nominalization in Edo”, in California Linguistic Notes[1], volume XXXV No. 1 Winter, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria, page 10
- Rebecca N. Agheyisi (1986) “awuekia”, in An Ẹdo-English Dictionary, Benin City: Ethiope Publishing Corporation, page 11