ònugbù

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Igbo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Igboid *ò-lúCí-gbùCò, from the Proto-Igboid root *lũ̂- (“to be bitter”). Cognate with Ogbah òlúgbù, Izi olubu, Ika òlúgbù.[1] Further cognates include Iko à-lúbàrɛ́.

Noun

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ònugbù

  1. bitterleaf (Vernonia amygdalina, Vernonia colorata)

References

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  1. ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid‎[1]
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