adedada

Ewe

Etymology

Nominalization of da ade (“to hunt”), from ade (“hunting”) + reduplication of da (“to launch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.dè.dà.dà/, [à.d̪è.d̪à.d̪à]

Noun

àdèdàdà (definite singular àdèdàdà lá or àdèdàdàà, singular only)

1. hunting, hunt

Related terms

• ade
• da ade

References

• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “adedada”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎ (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 42
• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “adedada”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎ (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 101
• Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “adedada”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 40