gẹdu
Yoruba
Etymology
Possibly related to Baatonum gɛ̃dɔ̃ and Igbo ìgèdu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛ̄.dú/
Noun
gẹdú
- the tree Baillonella
- Synonyms: oko, ẹmi-gbẹgẹri, ẹmi-igbó
- the African mahogany trees - Khaya grandifoliola and Khaya ivorensis
- Synonym: ọ̀gànwó
- (by extension) timber; (as the species of tree identified as gẹdú are often used as timber)
- Synonym: igi