nɔ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "no"

Boko

Etymology 1

From Proto-Niger-Volta *nã

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ̄/

Noun

nɔ

1. mother

   Synonym: naa

2. wife

   Synonym: na

Derived terms

• nɔɛ (“woman, female”)
• nɔankɛ (“beauty”)
• nɔdafusɛna (“bridegroom”)
• nɔɛkɛ (“womanhood, femininity”)
• nɔde (“married man”)
• nɔkpama (“fiancee”)
• nɔmɛndode (“husband”)

Etymology 2

From Bokobaru nɔ̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ̄/

Noun

nɔ

1. pregnancy

   Synonym: nɔsia

Derived terms

• nɔ̀ˈitɛ̃na (“fetus”)
• nɔna (“intestine”)
• nɔbɔlɛ kɛ (“to abort”)
• nɔ sí (“to conceive”)

Ewe

Noun

nɔ

1. mother

Gun

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• nọ̀ (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ̃̀/

Particle

nɔ̀ (Benin)

1. A present progressive or habitual tense marker, only used before verbs.

   Synonym: tò

   Nyɛ́ nɔ̀ jì hàn/ Yẹ́n nɔ̀ jì hàn ― I am singing

Etymology 2

Compare Fon nɔ̀, Ewe nɔ, Adja enɔ, Saxwe Gbe onɔ

Alternative forms

• nọ̀, ònọ̀, onọ̀ (Nigeria)
• ònɔ̀, onɔ̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ̃̀/

Noun

nɔ̀ (plural nɔ̀ lɛ́) (Benin)

1. mother

Lahu

Noun

nɔ

1. green, greenness, a green thing

Usage notes

This is a stative noun which often functions as an adjective.

References

• James A. Matisoff, The Grammar of Lahu

Nzadi

Pronoun

nɔ̌

1. it (nonhuman third-person singular pronoun)

See also

Nzadi personal pronouns

	singular	plural
1st person	mǐ`	bǐ
2nd person	yǎ`	byɛ̌n
3rd person human	ndé	bɔ̌
3rd person nonhuman	nɔ̌	mɔ̌