gbongbo
Yoruba
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Gbòǹgbò igi
Etymology
Noun sense derives from the ideophone sense
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡ͡bò.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bò/
Ideophone
gbòǹgbò
- (of an object) to be protruding, large, and heavy
- ilé náàá gbòǹgbò ― The house was large
Derived terms
- Agbòǹgbò-àkàlà (“A Yoruba nickname”)
- agbòǹgbò
Related terms
- gbòǹgbò-gbòǹgbò
- gbòǹgbògbò
Noun
gbòǹgbò
- plant root
- Synonyms: egbò, ẹ̀kàn, egbòogi
- àfòmọ́ kò ní gbòǹgbò, gbogbo igi níí bá tan ― Mistetoe has no roots, hence it is friendly with any standing tree(proverb on dependency)