nyɔnu

Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲɒ.nʊ/

Noun

nyɔnu

1. woman

References

• Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund

Fon

Noun

nyɔ́nu

1. woman

References

• Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund

Gun

Alternative forms

• yọnnú (Nigeria)

Etymology

From either Proto-Gbe *yɔ̃́ɖũ or Proto-Gbe *yɔ̃́lũ or Proto-Gbe *yɔ̃́ɖũsi. Cognates include Fon nyɔnú, Saxwe Gbe nyɔnu, Adja nyɔnu, Ewe nyɔnu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲɔ̃̄.nṹ/

Noun

nyɔnú (plural nyɔnú lɛ́) (Benin)

1. woman

Derived terms

• vínyɔnú (“girl”)

 

Related terms

• súnnù (“man”)
• asì (“female”)
• asú (“male”)