idigbo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba idígbó.

Noun

idigbo (uncountable)

1. A combretaceous timber-yielding African tree of species Terminalia ivorensis.

   Synonyms: black bark, yellow terminalia, shingle wood

Translations

Terminalia ivorensis

• Ahanta: amire
• Akan: amire
• Anyi: (ɛ)frammire
• Ewe: dzogbedodo
• French: framiré (fr) m
• Ga: emere
• Japanese: イディグボ (idigubo), フラミレ (ja) (furamire)
• Nzima: (ɛ)frammire, emere, ɛsiɛ (Axim)
• Wasa: amire
• Yoruba: idígbó

References

• Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press, page 133

Anagrams

• gobiid

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.dí.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

idígbó

1. idigbo (Terminalia ivorensis)

Descendants

• → English: idigbo
• → Japanese: イディグボ