adọvi

Gun

Alternative forms

adɔ̀ví (Benin)

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *-dɔ- or Proto-Gbe *-dɔví. From adọ̀ (“intestine/innards”) +‎ -ví (“diminutive suffix”). Cognates include Fon adɔ̀ví, Fon adɔvi, Saxwe Gbe dɔvi, Adja dɔvi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.dɔ̀.ví/

Noun

adọ̀ví (plural adọ̀ví lẹ́) (Nigeria)

intestine

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