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Fon
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Gbe *-agbo (“billy goat, he-goat”). Cognates include Gun ogbọ́, Saxwe Gbe ogbɔ̀, Adja egbɔ, Ewe gbɔ̃, Yoruba àgbò, Edo agbo.
Pronunciation
Noun
gbɔ́
- goat, sheep
Derived terms
Gun
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Gbe *-agbo (“billy goat, he-goat”). Cognates include Fon gbɔ́, Saxwe Gbe ogbɔ̀, Adja egbɔ, Ewe gbɔ̆, Yoruba àgbò, Edo agbo
Pronunciation
Noun
gbɔ́ (plural gbɔ́ lɛ́) (Benin)
- goat
Ifè
Etymology
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *gbɔ́. Cognate with Yoruba gbọ́ (“to hear, listen, understand, smell, perceive, etc.”), Itsekiri gbọ́ (“to hear, listen, understand”), Igala gbọ́ (“to hear, listen, understand”), Ede Idaca gbɔ́ (“to hear, listen, understand”)
Pronunciation
Verb
gbɔ́
- (transitive, stative) to hear
- to smell, perceive
- to understand
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