gadagbagadagba

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Yoruba[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Reduplication of gàdàgbà.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡà.dà.ɡ͡bà.ɡā.dā.ɡ͡bā/

Ideophone[edit]

gàdàgbàgadagba

  1. (of an object) unusually bold or large

Etymology 2[edit]

Reduplication of gàdàgbà.

Alternative forms[edit]

Ideophone[edit]

gàdàgbàgàdàgbà

  1. (of several objects) bold; large
    Lẹ́tà gàdàgbàgàdàgbà yìí ń pe àfiyèsí sí ọ̀rọ̀ náàThe bold letters draw attention to that word
Usage notes[edit]
  • gàdàgbàgàdàgbà implies the object is plural.