gọ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣɔ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣɔ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣɔ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) gọ

earthenware pot

Yoruba

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɔ̀/

Verb

gọ̀

to be stupid; to be foolish
Antonym: gbọ́n
- 2022, Asake (lyrics and music), “Organize”‎, 0:38–0:52:
  O lọ́gbọ́n jù, o gbọ́n, o gbọ́n, o gbọ́n, ìwọ ló gbọ́n jù. Agbọ́ngbọ́njù, ọgbọ́n, a mà mọlọ́gbọ́n gọ̀, ó ti lọ́gbọ́n jù.
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Derived terms

agọ̀mágọ̀jù (“one who is foolish but not too foolish”)
ẹ̀gọ̀ (“foolishness”)
àgọ̀jù (“over-foolishness”)
òmùgọ̀ (“fool”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɔ̄/

Verb

gọ

to lurk in hiding; to lie in ambush
Synonym: lúgọ

Àjànàkú kúrò lẹ́ran à ń gọ dè. ― The elephant is not among the animals one lies in ambush for.

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