gọ

See also: go

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) gọ

  1. earthenware pot

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔ̀/

Verb

gọ̀

  1. to be stupid; to be foolish
    Antonym: gbọ́n
    • 2022, Asake, “Organize”‎[1], 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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
  • agọ̀mágọ̀jù (“one who is foolish but not too foolish”)
  • ẹ̀gọ̀ (“foolishness”)
  • àgọ̀jù (“over-foolishness”)
  • òmùgọ̀ (“fool”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔ̄/

Verb

gọ

  1. 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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