ogo
English
Etymology
From Japanese オゴ (ogo), clipping of オゴノリ.
Noun
ogo (uncountable)
- ogonori
Anagrams
- Goo, goo, goo'
Ari
Noun
ogo
- water
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing G. Reesink Languages of the Aramia River Area (1976), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 19
Bariji
Noun
ogó
- water
References
- Harry Weimer, Comparative grammar of 5 Yareban family languages (created in 1978, online in 2006)
Boano (Sulawesi)
Noun
ogo
- water
References
- Donald F. and Sharon G. Barr and C. Salombe, Languages of Central Sulawesi: checklist, preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists, Ujung Pandang: Hasanuddin University (1979), page 83
Gun
Alternative forms
- gò
Etymology
From Yoruba ìgò, cognates include Fon gò, Saxwe Gbe ogò
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.ɡò/, /ō.ɡò/
Noun
ògò or ogò (plural ògò lɛ́ or ògò lẹ́ or ogò lɛ́ or ogò lẹ́)
- bottle
Hoyahoya
Noun
ogo
- water
References
- Philip Carr, Hoyahoya organised phonology data (2006), page 1
Ipiko
Noun
ógo
- water
References
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
- Ipiko Picture Dictionary
Lauje
Noun
ogo
- water
References
- Fay Wouk, Malcolm Ross, The History and Typology of Western Austronesian Voice Systems (2002)
Pendau
Noun
ogo
- water
References
- Philipp A. Quick, Applicatives and Double Objects in Pendau (2001, NUSA 49), pages 95-118
Tajio
Noun
ogo
- water
References
- Donald F. and Sharon G. Barr and C. Salombe, Languages of Central Sulawesi: checklist, preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists, Ujung Pandang: Hasanuddin University (1979), page 89
Tomini
Noun
ogo
- water
References
- Donald F. and Sharon G. Barr and C. Salombe, Languages of Central Sulawesi: checklist, preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists, Ujung Pandang: Hasanuddin University (1979), page 86
Totoli
Noun
ogo
- water
References
- Nikolaus P. Himmelmann, Sonja Riesberg, Symmetrical Voice and Applicative Alternations: Evidence from Totoli (2013, Oceanic Linguistics 52:2), pages 396-422
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈo.ɡo/
Verb
ogo
- (transitive) to put, place
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ogo (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | toogo | moogo | aogo | |
| 2nd person | noogo | foogo | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | iogo | doogo | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | noogo, ogo | foogo, ogo | ||
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
Westrobothnian
Etymology
o- + go
Adjective
ogo (neuter ogódt)
- (with dative) Too good, enviable, malicious.
- Hä var int ogódt ’óm
- It was not too good for him.
- he jer eint ogått barnåm såva
- It is the children well-deserved to sleep.
- he vâr eint ogått n
- It served her right.
- Hä var int ogódt ’óm
- (with preposition)
- hajje darnna jer för ogått at faråm
- The hay is too expensive (fine) for the sheep.
- för ogo at hanomdana
- (She is) too good for him
- hajje darnna jer för ogått at faråm
Usage notes
Used both in good and bad sense.
Yareba
Noun
ogó
- water
References
- Harry Weimer, Comparative grammar of 5 Yareban family languages (created in 1978, online in 2006)
- The Boy from Bundaberg: Studies in Melanesian Linguistics (2001), page 289
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.ɡò/
Noun
ògò
- (finance) collateral, security, mortgage, debt
- ó fi ilé e rẹ̀ dógò fún owó ti ó yá ― He mortgaged his house for the money that he loaned
Derived terms
- àṣẹ-àtigba-ògò lábẹ́ òfin (“lien”)
- dógò (“to mortgage, to put down a collateral”)
- ohun afidógò (“collateral security”)
- ológò (“debt collector”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.ɡō/
Noun
ògo
- glory, honor, praise, fame
- Synonyms: òkìkí, ìyìn, ẹ̀yẹ, iyì
- (figurative) small children, kids
- Synonym: ọmọdé
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.ɡó/
Noun
ògó
- (Igbomina, vulgar) vagina
- Synonyms: òbò, abẹ́