gẹdu
Yoruba
editEtymology
editPossibly related to Baatonum gɛ̃dɔ̃ and Igbo ìgèdu
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgẹdú
- the tree Baillonella
- Synonyms: oko, ẹmi-gbẹgẹri, ẹmi-igbó
- the African mahogany trees - Khaya grandifoliola and Khaya ivorensis
- Synonym: ọ̀gànwó
- (by extension) timber; (as the species of tree identified as gẹdú are often used as timber)
- Synonym: igi