agbalẽ

== Ewe == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Possibly from agba (“scaffolding”) +‎ lẽ (“species of forest tree”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /à.ɡ͡bà.lẽ̀/ === Noun === àgbàlẽ̀ (definite singular àgbàlẽ̀ lá or àgbàlẽ̀à, plural àgbàlẽ̀wó, definite plural àgbàlẽ̀àwó) book, notebook letter (written or printed communication) Synonym: lɛta paper Synonym: pepa (archaic) leather Synonyms: agbadze, lãgbadze, lãgbalẽ, ŋuti (archaic) skin, fur, hide (of living creatures) Synonyms: agbadze, ayi, lã, lãfu (“fur”), ŋuti ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “agbalẽ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 164 Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “agbalẽ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 35-6, 136 Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “agbalẽ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, pages 14-5