egboogi
Yoruba
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Egbòogi (1)
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Ọmọ tó ń lọ ewé láti ṣe egbòogi (2)
Etymology
From egbò (“root”) + igi (“tree”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.ɡ͡bòō.ɡī/
Noun
egbòogi
- root of a tree
- Synonyms: gbòǹgbò, egbò, ẹ̀kàn
- herbal medicine consisting of the use of herbs, bark, and roots
- Synonyms: àgbo, òògùn ìbílẹ̀
- drug
- Synonym: òògùn
Derived terms
- àṣìlò egbòogi (“drug abuse”)
- elégbòogi (“healer”)
- ìdẹrú-egbòogi (“drug addiction”)
- ìṣèdíwọ̀n egbòogi (“dosage”)