whe

See also: whē

Dogrib

Noun

whe

1. belt

Gun

Etymology 1

Whè lọ́

From Proto-Gbe *-Hʷe. Cognates include Saxwe Gbe ohwè, Adja ewe, Fon hwè, Ewe ɣe

Alternative forms

• hwè, òhwè, ohwè (Benin)
• òwhè, owhè (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣʷè/

Noun

whè (plural whè lẹ́) (Nigeria)

1. sun

Etymology 2

From Proto-Gbe *-χʷé. Cognates include Saxwe Gbe oxwé, Adja axwe, Fon xwé

Alternative forms

• xwé, òxwé, oxwé (Benin)
• òwhé, owhé (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʷé/

Noun

whé (plural whé lẹ́) (Nigeria)

1. house

Etymology 3

From Proto-Gbe *-χʷe. Cognates include Saxwe Gbe oxwè, Adja exwe, Fon xwè

Alternative forms

• xwè, òxwè, oxwè (Benin)
• òwhè, owhe (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʷè/

Noun

whè (plural whè lẹ́) (Nigeria)

1. year

Middle English

Pronoun

whe

1. Alternative form of we (“we”)