idigbo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba idígbó.

Noun

idigbo (uncountable)

A combretaceous timber-yielding African tree of species Terminalia ivorensis.
Synonyms: black bark, yellow terminalia, shingle wood

Translations

Terminalia ivorensis

Ahanta: amire
Akan: amire
Anyi: (ɛ)frammire
Ewe: dzogbedodo
French: framiré (fr) m
Ga: emere
Japanese: イディグボ (idigubo), フラミレ (ja) (furamire)
Nzima: (ɛ)frammire, emere, ɛsiɛ (Axim)
Wasa: amire
Yoruba: idígbó

References

Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎, London: Oxford University Press, page 133

Anagrams

gobiid

Yoruba

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.dí.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

idígbó

idigbo (Terminalia ivorensis)[1]

Descendants

→ English: idigbo
→ Japanese: イディグボ

References

Abraham, R.C. (1958) “idí”, in Dictionary of Modern Yoruba, Hodder and Stoughton, page 273

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