agble

Ewe

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡ͡blè/, [à.ɡ͡bl̃è], [à.ɡ͡blè]

Noun

àgblè (definite singular àgblè lá or àgblèà, plural àgblèwó, definite plural àgblèàwó)

1. farm, field

   Synonyms: bo, boƒo (both archaic)

2. plantation

Derived terms

• agbledede, agbledeɣie (“agriculture”)
• agbledegoe (“traditional loincloth during farming”)
• agbledela (“farmer”)
• agbledemɔ (“tractor”)
• agbledɔ (“farm work”)
• agbledɔwɔla (“farmworker”)
• agbledzidzela (“surveyor”)
• agbledzɔla (“field warden”)
• agbledzɔvi, agblemegbɔvi (“field warden”)
• agbledzɔxɔ, agblexɔ (“hut, cabin”)
• agblefi (“field mouse”)
• agblegbɔ̃e (“heron”)
• agblegbɔlɛ̃ (“weasel”)
• agbleha (“field song”)
• agblekɔƒɛ (“shed”)
• agblelele (“land assessment”)
• agblelika (“neighbouring farm”)
• agblelo, agbleloe (“common house gecko”, literally “field crocodile”)
• agblemenu (“field harvest”)
• agblenu (“hoe”)
• agblenuti (“hoe handle”)
• agblenyigba (“farm ground”)
• agbleŋlɔla (“farmworker”)
• agbleŋlɔŋlɔ, agbleŋɔŋlɔ (“ploughing”)
• agbleŋɔli (“farming season”)
• agbleta (“countryside”)
• agbletatɔ (“countryman”)
• agbletɔ (“farmowner”)
• agbletɔɖuɖui (“firstfruit”)
• agbletɔƒu (“traditional drum used to accompany field songs”)
• agbletɔɣi (time between 8-10 am, literally “going to the field”) (historical)
• agblexe (“guinea fowl”)
• agblezigbe (“weekday”) (archaic)
• de agble (“to farm”)

References

• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “agble”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎ (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 178-9
• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “agble”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎ (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 6, 63-4
• Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “agble”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 15