gidi-gidi

Yoruba

Gìdì-gìdì

Alternative forms

• gìdìgìdì

Etymology

Noun sense derives from ideophone sense, ultimately from reduplication of gìdì (“solid, firm”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡì.dì.ɡì.dì/

Ideophone

gìdì-gìdì

1. (of an entity) rushing in a stampede; having great strength

   Gìdì-gìdì ò mọ́là; ká ṣiṣẹ́ bí ẹrú ò da nǹkan. ― Scurrying around does not ensure prosperity; working like a slave results in nothing.

   • 2000, “Atànmọ́lẹ̀ fún Ọ̀pọ̀ Orílẹ̀-Èdè”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower‎^[1]:

     Lẹ́yìn ìgbà yẹn, á wá sáré gìdìgìdì lọ wọ ọkọ ojú irin lọ sí ibùdó tó kàn

     Afterward, he rushed to catch the train for another scheduled stop.

Noun

gìdì-gìdì

1. Yellow-backed duiker

   eegun gìdì-gìdì l'ó wà lára ọmọkùnrin yẹn ― That boy has the strength of a yellow-backed duiker (literally, “The bones of the yellow-backed duiker are in the body of that boy”)

Related terms

• ẹtu (“a general term for any duiker”)
• èsúró (“red-flanked duiker”)