ongbẹ
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Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Contraction of òrùngbẹ, ultimately proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *òlṵ̀gbə , cognate with Igala òlùgbẹ. Equivalent to ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + rùn + gbẹ (“to become emaciated or evaporated”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]òǹgbẹ