gbéra
verb
/ɡ͡bé.ɾā/
Definitions
- to take off; to depart; to leave
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to set sail
Nígbà tí ọkọ̀ òkun ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ gbéra ní etíkun, ìgbòkun bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í ya. As the ship was just leaving the coast, the sail started to tearPossibly similar wordsṣíkọ̀intj Wiktionary points at “ṣíkọ̀”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ṣíkó!”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ṣíkọ̀” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ṣíkó! be quiet; shut upOppositesgúnlẹ̀
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to lift off
Ọkọ̀ òfuurufú á gbéra láago mẹ́ta ọ̀sán. The aircraft will depart at three in the afternoon.Opposites
Etymology
From gbé (“to lift”) + ara (“body”).
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “gbera”.
Reference:
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