Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avuvi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: avu-vi
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Basenji.

Etymology

From Ewe avuvi (“puppy”), from avu (“dog”) + the diminutive suffix -vi, which may be related to vi (“little; child”); or the equivalent in another Gbe language.

Word Breakdown

Root: avuvi, -

Inflected Forms

Avuvis (plural)

Synonyms

Basenji

Questions

What does avuvi mean?: Synonym of Basenji.
Where does avuvi come from?: From Ewe avuvi (“puppy”), from avu (“dog”) + the diminutive suffix -vi, which may be related to vi (“little; child”); or the equivalent in another Gbe language.

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