etswa
Nupe
Etymology
Cognate with Gupa-Abawa ecwa. Blench suggest this is a back-formation from tswan̄gi (“star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.t͡sʷā/
Noun
etswa (plural etswazhì)
- moon
- month
Derived terms
- tswan̄gi (“star”)
Further reading
- Roger Blench, The Nupoid Languages of West-Central Nigeria: Overview and Comparative Wordlist (2013)