ogo

See also: ọgọ

English

Etymology

From Japanese オゴ (ogo); an abbreviation of オゴノリ (ogonori).

Noun

ogo (uncountable)

1. ogonori

Anagrams

• Goo, goo, goo'

Ari

Noun

ogo

1. water

References

• transnewguinea.org, citing G. Reesink Languages of the Aramia River Area (1976), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 19

Bariji

Noun

ogó

1. water

References

• Harry Weimer, Comparative grammar of 5 Yareban family languages (created in 1978, online in 2006)

Boano (Sulawesi)

Noun

ogo

1. water

References

• Donald F. and Sharon G. Barr and C. Salombe, Languages of Central Sulawesi: checklist, preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists, Ujung Pandang: Hasanuddin University (1979), page 83

Gun

Alternative forms

• gò

Etymology

From Yoruba ìgò, cognates include Fon gò, Saxwe Gbe ogò

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ɡò/, /ō.ɡò/

Noun

ògò or ogò (plural ògò lɛ́ or ògò lẹ́ or ogò lɛ́ or ogò lẹ́)

1. bottle

Hoyahoya

Noun

ogo

1. water

References

• Philip Carr, Hoyahoya organised phonology data (2006), page 1

Ipiko

Noun

ógo

1. water

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
• Ipiko Picture Dictionary

Lauje

Noun

ogo

1. water

References

• Fay Wouk, Malcolm Ross, The History and Typology of Western Austronesian Voice Systems (2002)

Pendau

Noun

ogo

1. water

References

• Philipp A. Quick, Applicatives and Double Objects in Pendau (2001, NUSA 49), pages 95-118

Tajio

Noun

ogo

1. water

References

• Donald F. and Sharon G. Barr and C. Salombe, Languages of Central Sulawesi: checklist, preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists, Ujung Pandang: Hasanuddin University (1979), page 89

Tomini

Noun

ogo

1. water

References

• Donald F. and Sharon G. Barr and C. Salombe, Languages of Central Sulawesi: checklist, preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists, Ujung Pandang: Hasanuddin University (1979), page 86

Totoli

Noun

ogo

1. water

References

• Nikolaus P. Himmelmann, Sonja Riesberg, Symmetrical Voice and Applicative Alternations: Evidence from Totoli (2013, Oceanic Linguistics 52:2), pages 396-422

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɡo/

Verb

ogo

1. (transitive) to put, place

Conjugation

Conjugation of ogo (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		toogo	moogo	aogo
2nd person		noogo	foogo
3rd person	inanimate	iogo	doogo
	animate
imperative		noogo, ogo	foogo, ogo

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics

Yareba

Noun

ogó

1. water

References

• Harry Weimer, Comparative grammar of 5 Yareban family languages (created in 1978, online in 2006)
• The Boy from Bundaberg: Studies in Melanesian Linguistics (2001), page 289

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ɡò/

Noun

ògò

1. (finance) collateral, security, mortgage, debt

   ó fi ilé e rẹ̀ dógò fún owó ti ó yá ― He mortgaged his house for the money that he loaned

Derived terms

• dógò (“to mortgage, to put down a collateral”)
• ohun afidógò (“collateral security”)
• ológò (“debt collector”)
• àṣẹ-àtigba-ògò lábẹ́ òfin (“lien”)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ɡō/

Noun

ògo

1. glory, honor, praise, fame

   Synonyms: òkìkí, ìyìn, ẹ̀yẹ, iyì

2. (figurative) small children, kids

   Synonym: ọmọdé

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ɡó/

Noun

ògó

1. (Igbomina, vulgar) vagina

   Synonyms: òbò, abẹ́