atsu

== Ewe == === Etymology === From Proto-Gbe *atsú. Cognates include Fon asú, Gun asú, Saxwe Gbe asú and Adja ashú, asú. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /à.t͡sú/ === Noun === àtsú (definite singular àtsú lá or àtsúá, plural àtsúwó, definite plural àtsúáwó) man, male (as opposed to being a woman) Coordinate term: asi spouse, (chiefly) husband Synonyms: srɔ̃, srɔ̃ŋutsu Coordinate term: asi name given to the eldest twin brother, i.e. atsu kple atsuƒoe (“two boys”) or atsu kple tsɛ (“boy and girl”) Coordinate terms: atsuƒoe, atsutsɛ, tsɛ ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === àtsú masculine, strong, powerful ==== Derived terms ==== === Related terms === ŋutsu -tsu === See also === ame (“man, as opposed to being an animal”) === References === Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “atsu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 511-3 Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “atsu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 43, 74, 121 Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “atsu”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 30 == Japanese == === Romanization === atsu Rōmaji transcription of あつ