aʋatsotso

Ewe

Etymology

Nominalization of tso aʋa na (“to circumcise”), from aʋa (“penis”) + reduplication of tso (“to cut (off)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.βà.t͡sò.t͡sò/

Noun

àʋàtsòtsò (definite singular àʋàtsòtsò lá or àʋàtsòtsòà, singular only)

  1. circumcision (removal of foreskin)
    Synonym: (archaic) lotsotso

Derived terms

  • aʋamatsomatsotɔ (“uncircumcised person”)
  • aʋatsola (“circumciser”)
  • aʋatsotsotɔ (“circumcised person”)
  • aʋa
  • tso aʋa

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “aʋatsotso”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 548
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “aʋatsotso”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 29
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “aʋatsotso”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 31
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