ongbẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • òùngbẹ, òrùngbẹ
  • ọ̀gbìgbẹ (Èkìtì)

Etymology

From Contraction of òrùngbẹ, ultimately proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *òlṵ̀gbə , cognate with Igala òlùgbẹ. Equivalent to ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ rùn +‎ gbẹ (“to become emaciated or evaporated”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bɛ̄/

Noun

òǹgbẹ

  1. thirst

Derived terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.