Ouagadougou
English edit
Etymology edit
From French Ouagadougou, from a local name such as Moore Waogdgo and Farefare Wɔgdɔgɔ.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ouagadougou
- The capital city of Burkina Faso.
- 2010, Helon Habila, Oil on Water, AudioGO (2011), page 250:
- Perhaps he was there right now, in Ouagadougou, taking a last detour to revisit friends before passing on to eternity, wherever that is.
Translations edit
capital of Burkina Faso
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Afrikaans edit
Proper noun edit
Ouagadougou
- Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ouagadougou n (indeclinable, related adjective ouagadougouský or ouagadougský)
- Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)
Further reading edit
- Ouagadougou in Internetová jazyková příručka
French edit
Alternative forms edit
- Ouaga (clipping)
Etymology edit
From a local name such as Moore Waogdgo and Farefare Wɔgdɔgɔ.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ouagadougou m
- Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)
Descendants edit
- → English: Ouagadougou
- → Afrikaans: Ouagadougou
- → Czech: Ouagadougou
- → Portuguese: Ouagadougou
- → Slovak: Ouagadougou
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Ouagadougou f
- Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)
Slovak edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ouagadougou n
- Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)
References edit
- “Ouagadougou”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024