ọgbọn

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Yoruba

Yoruba numbers (edit)
300
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3
    Cardinal: ọgbọ̀n
    Counting: ọgbọ̀n
    Adjectival: ọgbọ̀n
    Ordinal: ọgbọ̀n
    Adverbial: ìgbà ọgbọ̀n
    Distributive: ọgbọọgbọ̀n
    Collective: gbogbo ọgbọ̀n
    Fractional: ìdá ọgbọ̀n

Etymology 1

Hypothesized to be from Proto-Edekiri *ɔ-gbã̀, Cognates include Edo ọgban, Itsekiri ọgban

Pronunciation

Numeral

ọgbọ̀n

  1. thirty

Etymology 2

From ọ- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbọ́n (“to be wise”), compare with Nupe egbán

Pronunciation

Noun

ọgbọ́n

  1. wisdom; sense
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ọ̀gbọ́n

  1. (Ekiti) neighborhood, district, section
    Synonym: àdúgbò
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