oxwe
Gun
Alternative forms
- whé, òwhé, owhé (Nigeria)
- xwé (Benin)
Etymology
From Proto-Gbe *-χʷé. Cognates include Saxwe Gbe oxwé, Adja axwe, Fon xwé
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.xʷé/, /ō.xʷé/
Noun
òxwé (plural òxwé lɛ́) or oxwé (oxwé lɛ́) (Benin)
- house
Derived terms
- xwégbè (“house”)
Alternative forms
- whè, òwhè, owhè (Nigeria)
- xwè (Benin)
Etymology
From Proto-Gbe *-χʷe. Cognates include Saxwe Gbe oxwè, Adja exwe, Fon xwè
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.xʷè/, /ō.xʷè/
Noun
òxwè (plural òxwè lɛ́) or oxwè (oxwè lɛ́) (Benin)
- year