ọ̀gá
noun
/ɔ̀.ɡá/
Definitions
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boss, chief, master
Used inọ̀gá ẹlẹ́wọ̀nọ̀gá ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ọ̀gá ilé-iṣẹ́ọ̀gá níbí-iṣẹ́-ìlúỌ̀gá ògoọ̀gákọ̀
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brother; (in particular) older brother or a slightly older male relative
Words in other languages from this one
These are words in other languages that came from this Yorùbá word, mostly through trade, the Atlantic slave trade, and contact with neighbouring languages.
They are not translations. A word here means what it means in its own language, which may have drifted a long way from the Yorùbá it started as.
ògāHausaọgáIgboogaEnglishogaNigerian Pidgin
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ọga”.
Reference:
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