ogbe

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Gun[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Gbe *-gbe. Cognate with Saxwe Gbe ogbè, Fon gbè, Aja egbe, Ewe gbe.

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ogbè (plural ogbè lɛ́ or ogbè lẹ́)

  1. language
  2. sound
  3. voice

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate with Fon gbě, Saxwe Gbe ogbe, Adja egbe, Ewe gbe.

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ogbé (plural ogbé lɛ́ or ogbé lẹ́)

  1. grass

Yoruba[edit]

Ogbe àkùkọ

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Etymology[edit]

Probably from o- (agent prefix) +‎ gbe

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ogbe

  1. (zootomy) cockscomb
    Synonym: ogbe àkùkọ