xwe

Gun

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xʷé/

Noun

xwé (plural xwé 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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xʷè/

Noun

xwè (plural xwè lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. year

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swé (“self”).

Pronoun

xwe

  1. oneself
  2. one's own
    Xwarina xwe bixwe! ― Eat your meal!
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