àgbélébùú
noun
/à.ɡ͡bé.lé.ꜜbú/
Definitions
- cross, crucifix
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbé (“to carry”) + lé (“to place on”) + ìbú (“breadth”).
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixgbéto carry
léto place on
5 entries are spelled “lé”. The etymology calls it “to place on”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
lé
to exceed in number
lé
to appear distinctly
lé
on, on top of, after
lé
to pursue, to chase
lé
to become swollen
ìbúbreadth
Derived from
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “agbelebuu”.
Reference:
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