Abɔxusun
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Abọ̀húsùn (Nigeria)
Etymology
[edit]From abɔ̀ (“sorghum”) + xú (“to dry”) + sùn (“month”), literally “the month of drying sorghum”. Cognates include Fon Abɔxwísùn
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Abɔ̀xúsùn (Benin)
Related terms
[edit](Gregorian calendar months) osùn xwè tɔ̀n; Alúnlúnsùn (“January”), Afínkplɔ́sùn (“Februrary”), Xwèjísùn (“March”), Lìdósùn (“April”), Núxwàsùn (“May”), Ayìdósùn (“June”), Lìyàsùn (“July”), Avivɔ̀sùn (“August”), Zósùn (“September”), Kɔ́nyàsùn (“October”), Abɔ̀xúsùn (“November”), Awéwésùn (“December”) (Category: guw:Months)