obo

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

English

Noun

obo

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

Anagrams

• Boo, OOB, OoB, boo

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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)

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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

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Luo

Noun

obo (plural oboye)

1. lung

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Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English oboe.

Noun

obo m (genitive singular obo, plural oboghyn)

1. oboe

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Morigi

Noun

obo

1. water

References

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

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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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

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

1. an oboe

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

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

1. an oboe

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronoun

obo

1. that; class 14 distal demonstrative.