oxwe

Gun

Etymology 1

From Proto-Gbe *-χʷé. Cognates include Saxwe Gbe oxwé, Adja axwe, Fon xwé

Alternative forms

• whé, òwhé, owhé (Nigeria)
• xwé (Benin)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.xʷé/, /ō.xʷé/

Noun

òxwé (plural òxwé lɛ́) or oxwé (plural oxwé lɛ́) (Benin)

1. house

Derived terms

• xwégbè (“house”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Gbe *-χʷe. Cognates include Saxwe Gbe oxwè, Adja exwe, Fon xwè

Alternative forms

• whè, òwhè, owhè (Nigeria)
• xwè (Benin)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.xʷè/, /ō.xʷè/

Noun

òxwè (plural òxwè lɛ́) or oxwè (plural oxwè lɛ́) (Benin)

1. year