afɔkɔe

Ewe

Etymology

From afɔ (“foot”) +‎ kɔe (“cluster”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.fɔ̀.kɔ̀.é/, [à.f͈ɔ̀.kɔ̀.é]

Noun

àfɔ̀kɔ̀é (definite singular àfɔ̀kɔ̀é lá or àfɔ̀kɔ̀éá, plural àfɔ̀kɔ̀éwó, definite plural àfɔ̀kɔ̀éáwó)

  1. ankle
    Synonym: afɔkpeƒe

See also

  • afɔƒome (“sole (of foot)”)
  • afɔkpeli, afɔkpo, afɔkpodzi, afɔkpedzi, afɔta (“heel (of foot)”)
  • afɔkɔme (“arch (of foot)”)
  • afɔnu (“front part of foot”)
  • afɔxa (“lateral border of foot”)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “afɔkɔe”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 146
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “afɔkɔe”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 72
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “afɔkɔe”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 12
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