ogbọ

See also: ogbo

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Gbe *agbo (“billy goat, he-goat”).[1] Cognates include Fon gbɔ, Saxwe Gbe ogbɔ̀, Adja egbɔ, Ewe gbɔ̆, Yoruba àgbò, Edo agbo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.ɡ͡bɔ́/

Noun

ogbọ́ (plural ogbọ́ lẹ́) (Nigeria)

  1. goat

See also

  • gbọgbọẹ

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 212
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