alakpatɔ

== Ewe == === Etymology === From alakpa (“lie”) +‎ -tɔ (agent suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /à.là.k͡pà.tɔ́/, [à.là.k͡pà.t̪ɔ́] === Noun === àlàkpàtɔ́ (definite singular àlàkpàtɔ́ lá or àlàkpàtɔ́á, plural àlàkpàtɔ́wó, definite plural àlàkpàtɔ́áwó) liar, deceiver, forger, hypocrite, fraud Synonyms: alakpadala, alakpanuwɔla === References === Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “alakpatɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 319 Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “alakpatɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 19