obo

See also: OBO, ōbo, öbo, o/b/o, o'bó, óbó, ọbọ, and obọ

English

Noun

obo

1. Alternative form of ovoo (“Mongolian cairn”)

Derived terms

• Bayan Obo

Phrase

obo

1. (colloquial) Alternative letter-case form of OBO: or best offer

Anagrams

• Boo, OOB, OoB, boo

Bamu

Noun

obo

1. water
2. liquid
3. tide

Derived terms

• koko obo

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67 (confirms this form is used in the Bamu, Pirupiru, and Sisiame dialects)
• Chris and Phil Carr, Bamu Dictionary (2012)

Kerewo

Noun

obo

1. water

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
• Oroa buka: Kerewo wade via bohoboho wade = A book of stories in Kerewo and English (2010), first edition (SIL)

Noun

obo

1. woman

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 15
• Kerewo Organised Phonology Data

Luo

Noun

obo (plural oboye)

1. lung

Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English oboe.

Noun

obo m (genitive singular obo, plural oboghyn)

1. oboe

Morigi

Noun

obo

1. water

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67

Northeast Kiwai

Noun

obo

1. (Gope, Urama) water

Synonyms

• o'obó (Arigibi)
• o'bó (Gibaio)

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

obo m (definite singular oboen, indefinite plural oboer, definite plural oboene)

1. oboe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

obo m (definite singular oboen, indefinite plural oboar, definite plural oboane)

1. oboe

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin albus (“white”), but mainly remaining as an element in some toponyms. Doublet of albo and álbum, both borrowings from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈobo/ [ˈo.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -obo
• Syllabification: o‧bo

Adjective

obo (feminine oba, masculine plural obos, feminine plural obas)

1. (obsolete) white

   Synonyms: blanco, (poetic) albo

Further reading

• “obo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English oboe.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: o‧bo
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔobo/, [ˈʔo.bo]

Noun

obo

1. oboe

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ôːɓo]

Pronoun

ôbo

1. that; class 14 distal demonstrative.

Yoruba

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruboid *ò-bò, perhaps from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ bò (“to cover”), literally “That which covers”, which is said to come from a verb referring to a woman's sexual position during sex. Cognate with Igala òbù. Compare with abo (“female”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.bò/

Noun

òbò

1. (vulgar) vagina

   Synonyms: abẹ́, ẹ̀lẹ̀, ojú-ara

Coordinate terms

• okó

Derived terms

• obìnrin (“woman”)

References

• Adebayo, Taofeeq SOME DIACHRONIC CHANGES IN YORUBA GRAMMAR [1], 2020