ɔdan
Akan
Etymology
The sense “dahoma” is a reference to its huge buttresses.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Akuapem) Tone: LHH[2]
Noun
ɔdan
- room, apartment[3][2]
- Hyponym: asa so
- structure, building[2]
- (Asante) dahoma (Piptadeniastrum africanum)[1]
- Synonyms: ɔdanwoma, dandan (Asante), ɔdannan (Asante), (ɔ)dane (Asante), dubima (Asante and Fante)
References
- Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses, London: Oxford University Press, page 352
- Kotey, Paul A. (1998). Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
- Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) , “o̠-dáṅ”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i), Basel, page 63