gidi-gidi

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Yoruba

Gìdì-gìdì

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Etymology

Noun sense derives from ideophone sense, ultimately from reduplication of gìdì (“solid, firm”)

Pronunciation

Ideophone

gìdì-gìdì

  1. (of an entity) rushing in a stampede; having great strength
    Gìdì-gìdì ò mọ́là; ká ṣiṣẹ́ bí ẹrú ò da nǹkan. ― Scurrying around does not ensure prosperity; working like a slave results in nothing.
    • 2000, “Atànmọ́lẹ̀ fún Ọ̀pọ̀ Orílẹ̀-Èdè”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower‎:
      Lẹ́yìn ìgbà yẹn, á wá sáré gìdìgìdì lọ wọ ọkọ ojú irin lọ sí ibùdó tó kàn
      Afterward, he rushed to catch the train for another scheduled stop.

Noun

gìdì-gìdì

  1. Yellow-backed duiker
    eegun gìdì-gìdì l'ó wà lára ọmọkùnrin yẹn ― That boy has the strength of a yellow-backed duiker (literally, “The bones of the yellow-backed duiker are in the body of that boy”)
  • ẹtu (“a general term for any duiker”)
  • èsúró (“red-flanked duiker”)
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