gbédègbéyọ̀
noun
/ɡ͡bé.dè.ɡ͡bé.jɔ̀/
Definitions
- interpreter, translator, a fluent speaker of a language, bilingual
Etymology
gbọ́ (“to understand”) + èdè (“language, one's native dialect”) + gbọ́ (“to understand”) + ẹ̀yọ̀ (“Ẹ̀yọ̀ cultic language (which is almost unintelligible to Yoruba)”)
Component words
gbọ́to understandèdèlanguage, one's native dialectgbọ́to understandẹ̀yọ̀Ẹ̀yọ̀ cultic language (which is almost unintelligible to Yoruba)
Derived from
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bilingual person
ògbufọ̀noun
“ògbufọ̀” lists “gbédègbẹ́yọ̀” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring underdots. It may be a misspelling, or “gbédègbẹ́yọ̀” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
ògbufọ̀
translator; interpreter
translator; interpreter
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “gbedegbeyọ”.
Reference:
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