adesa
noun · tale, fable (told in the evening)
Otyi = evening; tã adesã, to tell such a tale, usually in the evening by moonlight; Adangme: nyãsã
Origin
From Twi
Zimmermann's 1858 vocabulary says the origin seems to be Twi.
As recorded in 1858
adesã, Zimmermann's vocabulary, page 5
Source and review
- Meaning from
- Zimmermann's Ga vocabulary of 1858
- English in 1874
- tale
- Review
- Not yet reviewed