aʋatsokaka in Ewe

IPA: /à.βà.t͡só.kà.kà/ Forms: àʋàtsókàkà [canonical], àʋàtsókàkà lá [definite, singular], àʋàtsókàkàà [definite, singular], àʋàtsókàkàwó [plural], àʋàtsókàkààwó [definite, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Nominalization of ka aʋatso (“to lie”), from aʋatso (“lie, untruth”) + reduplication of ka (“to tell”). Etymology templates: {{nom|ee|ka aʋatso||to lie}} Nominalization of ka aʋatso (“to lie”), {{com|ee|aʋatso<t:lie, untruth>|notext=1}} aʋatso (“lie, untruth”), {{reduplication|ee|ka<t:to tell>|nocap=1}} reduplication of ka (“to tell”) Head templates: {{ee-noun|àʋàtsókàkà}} àʋàtsókàkà (definite singular àʋàtsókàkà lá or àʋàtsókàkàà, plural àʋàtsókàkàwó, definite plural àʋàtsókàkààwó)

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"aʋatsokaka" meaning in Ewe

Noun