pọnmọ

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pọ̀nmọ́ tí a kò ì tíì sè

Pọ̀nmọ́ aláta súẹ́súẹ́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pɔ̃̀.mɔ̃́/

Noun

pọ̀nmọ́

1. ponmo (cow skin)

Descendants

• → Igbo: kpọmọ
• → English: ponmo
• → Nigerian Pidgin: ponmo, kpomo

Etymology 2

Contraction of pọn ọmọ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pɔ̃̄.mɔ̃̄/

Verb

pọnmọ

1. to back a child

Derived terms

• ìpọnmọ