arugbo

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ rú +‎ ogbó (“elderliness, old age”), literally “One who has become one of old age”, compare with Olukumi árígbó and Itsekiri ẹlígbó, Igala ánágbó, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *a-rígbó, perhaps ultimately from a proto Edekiri form, though gbó (“to be old”), can be traced back to Proto-Yoruboid

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.ɾú.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

arúgbó

  1. old age, elderliness
    Synonym: ògbó
  2. elder, old person
    Synonyms: àgbà, agbó
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