gbọ
Igala
Etymology
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *gbɔ́. Cognate with Yoruba gbọ́ (“to hear, listen, understand, perceive”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɔ́/
Verb
gbọ́
- (transitive, stative) to hear
- Ú gbọ́ nyọ̀nyọ̀ ṅ ― I did not hear it well
- (transitive, intransitive) to listen, to head
- (transitive) to understand
Derived terms
- gb'íchí (“to understand a language”)
- gb'údọ̄ (“to heed”)
- gb'úlù (“to perceive a smell”)
- gbọ́ káà (“to divulge”)
References
- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *gbɔ́. Cognate with Igala gbọ́ (“to hear, listen, understand”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɔ́/
Verb
gbọ́
- (transitive, stative) to hear
- a kì í gbọ́ 'gbìì' eèrà! ― We do not hear the sound of ant falling
- (transitive, intransitive) to obey, listen, to respond
- ó gbọ́ tèmi ― He listened to what I had to say
- (intransitive) to become responsive
- to reckon with something
- (transitive) to understand
- (intransitive) to pay attention
- (transitive) to perceive, to smell
- mo ń gbọ́ òórùn epo dídùn ― I am perceiving the smell of fried oil
Derived terms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɔ́/
Verb
gbọ́
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɔ́/
Verb
gbọ́
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɔ́/
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