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Yoruba

Gbòǹgbò igi

Etymology

Noun sense derives from the ideophone sense

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bò.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bò/

Ideophone

gbòǹgbò

1. (of an object) to be protruding, large, and heavy

   ilé náà gbòǹgbò ― The house was large

Derived terms

• Agbòǹgbò-àkàlà (“A Yoruba nickname”)
• agbòǹgbò

Related terms

• gbòǹgbò-gbòǹgbò
• gbòǹgbògbò

Noun

gbòǹgbò

1. plant root

   Synonyms: egbò, ẹ̀kàn, egbòogi

   àfòmọ́ kò ní gbòǹgbò, gbogbo igi níí bá tan ― Mistetoe has no roots, hence it is friendly with any standing tree (proverb on dependency)

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - gbòǹgbò (“root”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	gbòrìgbò
		Ìkálẹ̀	Òkìtìpupa	egbògbò
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	egbìgbò
	Northwest Yoruba	Ìbàdàn	Ìbàdàn	gbòǹgbò
		Ọ̀yọ́	Ọ̀yọ́	gbòǹgbò
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	gbòǹgbò, egbòogi, egbò
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀	gbòǹgbò, egbòogi, egbò
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà	Yàgbà East LGA	ìtàkùn
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana	Sokode	ogùgù
		Boko	Boko	ogùgù
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́	Cábɛ̀ɛ́	icɛ̃
			Tchaourou	icɛ̃
		Ìcà	Agoua	icɔ̃, n̄cɔ̃
		Ìdàácà	Igbó Ìdàácà	egùgù
		Ifɛ̀	Atakpamé	ogùgù
			Akpáré	ogùgù
			Tchetti	ogùgù
		Kura	Partago	ecá
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé	Kandi	icã
		Moretan	Moretan	icã
		Southern Nago	Kétu	igbò
			Ìkpɔ̀bɛ́	igbò