gidi-gidi
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editNoun sense derives from ideophone sense, ultimately from reduplication of gìdì (“solid, firm”)
Pronunciation
editIdeophone
editgìdì-gìdì
- (of an entity) rushing in a stampede; having great strength
- Gìdì-gìdì ò mọ́là; ká ṣiṣẹ́ bí ẹrú ò da nǹkan. ― Scurrying around does not ensure prosperity; working like a slave results in nothing.
- 2000, “Atànmọ́lẹ̀ fún Ọ̀pọ̀ Orílẹ̀-Èdè”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower[1]:
- Lẹ́yìn ìgbà yẹn, á wá sáré gìdìgìdì lọ wọ ọkọ ojú irin lọ sí ibùdó tó kàn
- Afterward, he rushed to catch the train for another scheduled stop.
Noun
editgìdì-gìdì
- Yellow-backed duiker
- eegun gìdì-gìdì l'ó wà lára ọmọkùnrin yẹn ― That boy has the strength of a yellow-backed duiker (literally, “The bones of the yellow-backed duiker are in the body of that boy”)