xwe

Gun

Etymology 1

From Proto-Gbe *-χʷé. Cognates include Saxwe Gbe oxwé, Adja axwe, Fon xwé

Alternative forms

• whé, òwhé, owhé (Nigeria)
• òxwé, oxwé (Benin)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʷé/

Noun

xwé (plural xwé lɛ́) (Benin)

1. house

Derived terms

• xwégbè (“house”)

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Gbe *-χʷe. Cognates include Saxwe Gbe oxwè, Adja exwe, Fon xwè

Alternative forms

• whè, òwhè, owhè (Nigeria)
• òxwè, oxwè (Benin)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʷè/

Noun

xwè (plural xwè lɛ́) (Benin)

1. year

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swé (“self”).

Pronoun

xwe

1. oneself
2. one's own

   Xwarina xwe bixwe! ― Eat your meal!