sokpɛn

Gun

Sòkpɛ́n atɔ́n wɛ̀

Alternative forms

• sòpẹ́n (Nigeria)

Etymology

From sò (“gun”) +‎ kpɛ́n (“rock/projectile”). Cognates include Fon sokpɛ́n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sò.k͡pɛ̃́/

Noun

sòkpɛ́n (plural sòkpɛ́n lɛ́) (Benin)

1. bullet

   Osò àwè kpó sòkpɛ́n ɛnɛ̀ kpó wɛ̀ mí mɔ̀ tò saki àjòtɔ́ lɔ́ tɔ̀n mɛ̀. ― It was two guns and four bullets that we saw in the bag of the thief