gbòǹgbò
noun
/ɡ͡bò.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bò/
Definitions
-
plant root
àfòmọ́ kò ní gbòǹgbò, gbogbo igi níí bá tan Mistetoe has no roots, hence it is friendly with any standing treeSimilar words
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “gbòǹgbò”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Noun sense derives from the ideophone sense
Dialectal synonyms “root” 27 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- gbòrìgbò
- Òkìtìpupa
- egbògbò
- Oǹdó
- egbìgbò
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- egbìgbò
- Ìfàkì Èkìtì
- gbòǹgbò
- Àkúrẹ́
- egbìgbògbòǹgbò
- Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
- egbìgbò
Northwest Yoruba
- Ìbàdàn
- gbòǹgbò
- Ọ̀yọ́
- gbòǹgbò
- Nàìjíríà
- gbòǹgbòegbòogiegbò
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- gbòǹgbòegbòogiegbò
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó
- ìtàkùn
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Sokode
- ogùgù
- Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)
- icɛn
- Tchaourou
- icɛn
- Baàtɛ
- icɔ̃n̄cɔ̃
- Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)
- egùgù
- Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè
- igbò
- Ìkpòbɛ́
- igbò
- Kétu
- igbò
- Akpáré
- ogùgù
- Atakpamɛ
- ogùgù
- Boko
- ogùgù
- Moretan
- icã
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- ogùgù
- Partago
- ecá
- Kandi
- icã
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “gbongbo”.
Reference:
en-gbongbo-yo-noun-WTBBZBQd