govi

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See also: govī and gòvi

English

Etymology

From Haitian Creole , from Fon .

Noun

govi (plural govis or govi)

  1. A sacred urn or pitcher in Haitian voodoo, used to hold the spirit of an ancestor.
    • 1953, Maya Deren, Divine Horsemen, McPherson & Company, published 2004, page 28:
      In due course of time, the parent in the govi becomes grandparent and the grandparent becomes ancestor.
    • 1995, Mama Lola & Karen McCarthy Brown, in Cosentino (ed.), Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou, South Sea International Press 1998, p. 232:
      So these govi used to sit on your father's family altar, but now they are on yours?
    • 2009, Ama Mazama, Encyclopedia of African Religion, volume 1, page 297:
      The importance and significance of the govi can hardly be overstressed because it enables as well as brings to light the Voduists' reverence for their ancestors, a ubiquitous and fundamental feature of African religion in general.

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Latvian

Noun

govi f

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of govs

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Participle

govi

  1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine of goven
  2. (non-standard since 2012) neuter of goven

Verb

govi

  1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of gyva

Etymology 2

Noun

govi n

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of gov
  2. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of gòv

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Noun

govi class V (plural magovi class VI)

  1. (anatomy) prepuce, foreskin
    Synonym: mzunga
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