Twi
1 of 2noun
ˈchwē 
chə-ˈwē,
ˈtwē,
ˈchē variants or less commonly Tshi
1
: a dialect of Akan
2
: a literary language based on the Twi dialect and used by the Akan-speaking peoples (such as the Ashanti)
twi-
2 of 2prefix
ˈtwī
: two : double : doubly : twice
twi-headed
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Akan čɥíì
Prefix
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zwi- twi-, Latin bi-, Greek di-, Old English twā two
First Known Use
Noun
1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- from hunger
- from life
- from memory
- from minute to minute
- from moment to moment
- from natural causes
- from near and far
- from now on
- from now until doomsday
- from nowhere
- from of central casting
- from on high
- from one day to the next
- from one extreme to the other
- from one minute to the next
- from one moment to the next
- from out of nowhere
- from pillar to post
- from point a to point b
- from rags to riches
- from scratch
- from side to side
- from soup to nuts
- from start to finish
- from stem to stern