ɖu

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "du"

Gun

Alternative forms

dù (Nigeria)

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *ɖu. Cognates include Fon ɖù, Saxwe Gbe ɖù, Adja ɖù, Ewe ɖu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɖù/

Verb

ɖù (Benin)

to eat
to bite
Àgɔ̀sú xò àvún ɖàxó ɖé bɔ̀ àvún wá ɖù ví étɔ̀n ― Agosu bought a certain big dog and the dog eventually bit his child
to win

Derived terms

núɖùɖù (“food”)
vòɖùtɔ́ (“candidate”)
ɖù gbɛ́ (“to enjoy life”)
ɖù gán (“to become a chief”)
ɖù kwɛ́ (“to spend money”)
ɖù nùgò (“to boast”)
ɖù nú (“to eat something”)
ɖù wìnyá (“to be ashamed”)
ɖù xwè (“to celebrate”)
ɖù yà (“to suffer”)
ɖù àxɔ́ (“to go bankrupt/have debt”)
ɖù àɖì (“to be angry”)

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