gbau

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bà.ù/

Ideophone

gbàù

1. (of a sound) explosive; eruptive

   Bọ́ǹbù bú gbàù ― The bomb exploded

   Òkè Nyiragongo bú gbàù ― Nyiragongo erupted

Derived terms

• gbàù gbàù
• ìbúgbàù (“explosion”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bá.ú/

Ideophone

gbáú

1. (used with dá (“to break”)) snapping; breaking suddenly

   Igi dá gbáú bí igi ìṣáná ― The tree snapped like a matchstick