pọnmọ

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pọ̀nmọ́ tí a kò ì tíì sè

Pọ̀nmọ́ aláta súẹ́súẹ́

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pɔ̃̀.mɔ̃́/

Noun

pọ̀nmọ́

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

to back a child

Derived terms

ìpọnmọ

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