gbedegbeyọ

Yoruba

Etymology

gbọ́ (“to understand”) +‎ èdè (“language, one's native dialect”) +‎ gbọ́ (“to understand”) +‎ ẹ̀yọ̀ (“Ẹ̀yọ̀ cultic language (which is almost unintelligible to Yoruba)”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡ͡bé.dè.ɡ͡bé.jɔ̀/

Noun

gbédègbéyọ̀

  1. interpreter, translator, a fluent speaker of a language, bilingual
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