agabagebe

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• àgàbàǹgebè

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gàbà (“to move along clumsily”) +‎ gùn (“to climb”) +‎ ebè (“hill”), literally “Moving along clumsily and climbing many hills”, likely an ideophonic description of the many arguments and excuses one regarded as a hypocrite will make

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡà.bà.ɡē.bè/

Noun

àgàbàgebè

1. hypocrisy

   Synonym: àbòsí

Derived terms

• alágàbàgebè (“hypocrite”)