gbo
Gun
editEtymology 1
editCompare Yoruba gbó (“to bark”), Saxwe Gbe gbò (“to bark”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgbó
- to bark
Etymology 2
editCognate with Fon gbò, Saxwe Gbe gbò
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgbò
- to cut
Nupe
editEtymology 1
editCompare Yoruba gbó (“to bark”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgbó
- to bark (like a dog)
- Eshì yán ǹdá è gbó ― Father's dog is barking
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
editVerb
editgbó
Etymology 3
editCompare Yoruba gbo (“to rub”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgbo
Derived terms
editYoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editVerb
editgbó
- (intransitive) to bark (like a dog)
- Ajá aládùúgbò mi máa ń gbó látàárọ̀ dalẹ́. Ó ti sú mi. ― My neighbour's dog barks from morning to night. I'm fed up.
- Kì í ṣe gbogbo ajá tó bá gbóni lọ́jà, là ń dá lóhùn. ― It's not all the dogs that bark at one at the marketplace that one responds to.
Etymology 2
editPerhaps related to Igbo gboo (“early, ancient”)
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgbó
- to be old
- (transitive) to age
- O ò ní tètè gbó, wàá pẹ́ láyé. ― You won't age fast, you'll live long.
- (intransitive) to ripen
- Synonym: pọ́n
- Àgbàdo ò ì tíì gbó ― The corn is not yet ripe
- to wear out
- Synonym: bọn
Derived terms
edit- ogbó (“old age”)
- ògbólógbòó
- arúgbó (“elderly person”)
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editVerb
editgbo
- (transitive) to rub, to squeeze
- 2015, “Ohun Tó Máa Mú Kí Ìlera Rẹ Dára Sí I”, in JW.ORG[1]:
- Fi ọwọ́ rẹ gbo ara wọn fún nǹkan bí ààbọ̀ ìṣẹ́jú.
- Keep rubbing for at least 20 seconds.
- (transitive) to scrub
Derived terms
edit- àgbo (“herbal medicine”)
Etymology 4
editPronunciation
editVerb
editgbò
- (transitive, ergative) to shake
- (transitive) to trouble; to take its toll
- Àìsí ńlé mi gbò ó. ― My absence from home 'affected her.
- Àìsàn náà ṣì ń gbò wá ― That sickness is still troubling us.
- 1998, “Ní Ẹni 80 Ọdún Iṣẹ́ Àyànfúnni Mi Yí Padà”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower[2]:
- Ikú rẹ̀ gbò wá jìgìjìgì, níwọ̀n bí ó ti bà wá lọ́kàn jẹ́, tí ó sì sọ wá di aláìní.
- His death was a terrible blow, since it left us heartbroken as well as destitute.
Usage notes
edit- gbo when followed by a direct object.
Derived terms
edit- gbò yèpéyèpé (“to wobble”)
- gbò jìgìjìgì (“to shake violently”), gbò jìgì
Categories:
- Gun terms with IPA pronunciation
- Gun lemmas
- Gun verbs
- Nupe terms with IPA pronunciation
- Nupe lemmas
- Nupe verbs
- Nupe terms with usage examples
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba verbs
- Yoruba intransitive verbs
- Yoruba terms with usage examples
- Yoruba transitive verbs
- Yoruba terms with quotations
- Yoruba ergative verbs