ɔdan

See also: odan, o dan, and ōdan

Akan
ɔdan (Piptadeniastrum africanum)

Etymology

The sense “dahoma” is a reference to its huge buttresses.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ɔdan

  1. room, apartment[3][2]
    Hyponym: asa so
  2. structure, building[2]
  3. (Asante) dahoma (Piptadeniastrum africanum)[1]
    Synonyms: ɔdanwoma, (Asante) dandan, (Asante) ɔdannan, (Asante) (ɔ)dane, (Asante and Fante) dubima

References
  1. Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎, London: Oxford University Press, page 352
  2. Kotey, Paul A. (1998). Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
  3. Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) “o̠-dáṅ”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎, Basel, page 63
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