ogongo

Gun edit

Ògòǹgò ɖòkpó / Ògòǹgò dòpó

Etymology edit

From Yoruba ògòǹgò. Cognates include Fon gowungò.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ò.ɡò.ŋ̀.ɡò/

Noun edit

ògòǹgò (plural ògòǹgò lɛ́ or ògòǹgò lẹ́)

ostrich
Ùn mɔ̀ ògòǹgò ɖàxó àwè éhè lɛ́ / N mọ̀ ògòǹgò dàhó àwè éhè lẹ́ ― I see these two big ostriches

Yoruba edit

ògòǹgò

Etymology edit

From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gòǹgò (“a physical entity being huge”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ò.ɡò.ŋ̀.ɡò/

Noun edit

ògòǹgò

ostrich
Synonym: ẹyẹ ògòǹgò

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