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Igbo
Etymology
From Proto-Igboid *ò-lúCí-gbùCò, from the Proto-Igboid root *lũ̂- (“to be bitter”). Cognate with Ogbah òlúgbù, Izi olubu, Ika òlúgbù.[1] Further cognates include Iko à-lúbàrɛ́.
Noun
ònugbù
- bitterleaf (Vernonia amygdalina, Vernonia colorata)
References
- ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid