gbongbo

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Yoruba

Gbòǹgbò igi

Etymology

Noun sense derives from the ideophone sense

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡ͡bò.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bò/

Ideophone

gbòǹgbò

  1. (of an object) to be protruding, large, and heavy
    ilé náà gbòǹgbòThe house was large

Derived terms

Noun

gbòǹgbò

  1. plant root
    Synonyms: egbò, ẹ̀kàn, egbòogi
    àfòmọ́ kò ní gbòǹgbò, gbogbo igi níí bá tanMistetoe has no roots, hence it is friendly with any standing tree (proverb on dependency)

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - gbòǹgbò (root)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdegbòrìgbò
Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupaegbògbò
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìegbìgbò
Àkúrẹ́egbìgbò
Ọ̀tùn Èkìtìegbìgbò
Northwest YorubaÌbàdànÌbàdàngbòǹgbò
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́gbòǹgbò
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàgbòǹgbò, egbòogi, egbò
Bɛ̀nɛ̀gbòǹgbò, egbòogi, egbò
Northeast Yoruba/OkunÌyàgbàYàgbà East LGAìtàkùn
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaAnaSokodeogùgù
Cábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́icɛn
Tchaourouicɛn
ÌcàAgouaicɔ̃, n̄cɔ̃
ÌdàácàIgbó Ìdàácàegùgù
Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́igbò
Kétuigbò
Ifɛ̀Akpáréogùgù
Atakpaméogùgù
Bokoogùgù
Moretanicã
Tchettiogùgù
KuraPartagoecá
Mɔ̄kɔ́léKandiicã