oxwe

Gun

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms
  • whé, òwhé, owhé (Nigeria)
  • xwé (Benin)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ò.xʷé/, /ō.xʷé/

Noun

òxwé (plural òxwé lɛ́) or oxwé (plural oxwé 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)
  • xwè (Benin)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ò.xʷè/, /ō.xʷè/

Noun

òxwè (plural òxwè lɛ́) or oxwè (plural oxwè lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. year
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