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bondo

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See also: Bondo and bonɗo

Chichewa

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bóndo class 5 (plural maóndo class 6)

  1. knee

Javanese

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Romanization

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bondo

  1. Nonstandard spelling of bandha. Romanization of ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝ.

Luo

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bondo

Noun

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bondo

  1. candelabra tree, naboom (Euphorbia ingens)

Usage notes

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Despite application of Euphorbia candelabrum to this term by Beentje (1994) and Kokwaro & Johns (1998), this should be read as E. ingens; see Bruyns & Berry (2019).

See also

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References

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  • Beentje, H.J. (1994) Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas[1], Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya, →ISBN
  • Bruyns, Peter V., Berry, Paul E. (2019) “The nomenclature and application of the names Euphorbia candelabrum Welw. and Euphorbia ingens in tropical Africa”, in Taxon[2], volume 68, number 4, →DOI, pages 828–838
  • Kokwaro, John O., Johns, Timothy (1998) Luo Biological Dictionary[3], East African Educational Publishers, →ISBN, page 31

Welsh

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Etymology

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From bôn (bottom) +‎ to (roof).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bondo m (plural bondoeau or bondoeon)

  1. eaves
    Synonym: bargod
  2. soffit
    Synonym: astell fondo

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of bondo
radical soft nasal aspirate
bondo fondo mondo unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bondo”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bondo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies