bonsamdua
Akan
editEtymology
editɔbonsam (“witch, devil”) + dua (“tree”), thus literally “witch tree”; synonyms like dua-bayifo and anyɛn-dua also contain such a nuance.
Noun
editbonsamdua
- (Asante) African satinwood, yellow satinwood (Distemonanthus benthamianus)[1]
- Synonyms: (Asante) berisamdua, (Asante) kɔkodua, (Dankyira, Fante) dua-kobin, (Fante) anyɛn-dua, (Asante, Fante) dua(a)bai
- satinwood (Pericopsis laxiflora, syn. Afrormosia laxiflora[1])
- Synonyms: (Asante) dua-bayifo, (Asante) tibini, (Fante) dua-kobin, (Fante) anyɛn-dua, (Fante) kɔkɔdua
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses[1], London: Oxford University Press, pages 301, 362