ọgbọn

Yoruba
Yoruba numbers (edit)
300
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3
    Cardinal: ọgbọ̀n
    Counting: ọgbọ̀n
    Adjectival: ọgbọ̀n
    Ordinal: ọgbọ̀n
    Adverbial: ìgbà ọgbọ̀n
    Distributive: ọgbọọgbọ̀n
    Collective: gbogbo ọgbọ̀n
    Fractional: ìdá ọgbọ̀n

Etymology 1

Hypothesized to be from Proto-Edekiri *ɔ-gbã̀, Cognates include Edo ọgban, Itsekiri ọgban

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̄.ɡ͡bɔ̃̀/

Numeral

ọgbọ̀n

  1. thirty

Etymology 2

From ọ- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbọ́n (“to be wise”), compare with Nupe egbán

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̄.ɡ͡bɔ̃́/

Noun

ọgbọ́n

  1. wisdom; sense
Derived terms
  • aláìlọ́gbọ́n (“unwise person”)
  • dọ́gbọ́n (“to insinuate”)
  • lọ́gbọ́n (“to have wisdom”)
  • ọlọ́gbọ́n (“wise person”)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀.ɡ͡bɔ̃́/

Noun

ọ̀gbọ́n

  1. (Ekiti) neighborhood, district, section
    Synonym: àdúgbò
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