whe

See also: whē

Dogrib

Noun

whe

belt

Gun

Etymology 1

Whè lọ́

From Proto-Gbe *-Hʷe. Cognates include Saxwe Gbe ohwè, Adja ewe, Fon hwè, Ewe ɣe

Alternative forms

hwè, òhwè, ohwè (Benin)
òwhè, owhè (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣʷè/

Noun

whè (plural whè lẹ́) (Nigeria)

sun

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

xwé, òxwé, oxwé (Benin)
òwhé, owhé (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xʷé/

Noun

whé (plural whé lẹ́) (Nigeria)

house

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

xwè, òxwè, oxwè (Benin)
òwhè, owhe (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xʷè/

Noun

whè (plural whè lẹ́) (Nigeria)

year

Middle English

Pronoun

whe

Alternative form of we (“we”)

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