abọde
Yoruba
Etymology 1
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bọ̀ (“to come”) + dè (“to bind”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.bɔ̀.dè/
Noun
àbọ̀dè
- (idiomatic) conspiracy, plot
- Synonyms: ọ̀tẹ̀, rìkíṣí, tẹ̀ǹbẹ̀lẹ̀kun
Derived terms
- gba àbọ̀dè (“to harbor a conspiracy”)
- agbàbọ̀dè (“plotter”)
Etymology 2
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bọ̀ (“to come”) + dé (“to arrive”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.bɔ̀.dé/
Noun
àbọ̀dé
- the act of returning from a location or trip
- Synonym: àbọ̀sí
- a place someone is returning to
- trip return