pọnmọ

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pọ̀nmọ́ tí a kò ì tíì sè
Pọ̀nmọ́ aláta súẹ́súẹ́

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͡pɔ̃̀.mɔ̃́/

Noun

pọ̀nmọ́

  1. ponmo (cow skin)
Descendants
  • Igbo: kpọmọ
  • English: ponmo
  • Nigerian Pidgin: ponmo, kpomo

Etymology 2

Contraction of pọn ọmọ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͡pɔ̃̄.mɔ̃̄/

Verb

pọnmọ

  1. to back a child
Derived terms