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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 (plant root)

Language Family	Variety Group	Variety	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	gbòrìgbò
		Ìkálẹ̀	egbògbò
		Ìlàjẹ	-
		Oǹdó	-
		Ọ̀wọ̀	-
		Usẹn	-
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	egbìgbò
		Ifẹ̀	-
		Ìgbómìnà	-
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	-
		Western Àkókó	-
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	-
		Ẹ̀gbá	-
		Ìbàdàn	gbòǹgbò
		Òǹkò	-
		Ọ̀yọ́	gbòǹgbò
		Standard Yorùbá	gbòǹgbò, egbòogi, egbò
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	-
		Ìjùmú	-
		Ìyàgbà	ìtàkùn
		Owé	-
		Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀	-