a-dɔ́
red
verb
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Definition
To be red, prototypically blood-red. The precise shade is understood according to collocation, eg. the color a white person turns when mad or embarrassed, the color of lipstick or a fruit.
In a sentence
Ɛdɔ́.
It is red.
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)