éwé
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Betawi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sundanese ᮆᮝᮦ (éwé),
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
éwé
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
éwé m (uncountable)
- the Ewe language
Old Sundanese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
ᮆᮝᮦ (éwé) — Sundanese script
Noun[edit]
éwé
- wife
- c. 16th century, Carita Parahiyangan:
- Dianak ku waya, ja éwé ogé hanteu.
- How can I have a son, for I have not a wife?
- (extension) female person, woman, girl
- Synonym: éstri
Notes[edit]
- Some dialects of Sundanese still retain the definition of the word "éwé" as "wife" or, to an extent, "female" or "girl". However, in most cases, the word has undergone a shift in meaning into a vulgarised definition meaning "to fuck" or "to have sex".
Descendants[edit]
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