àgbàkòrójú
noun
/à.ɡ͡bà.kò.ɾó.d͡ʒú/
Definitions
- shin
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbà (“to hit, kick”) + kò (“negation prefix”) + rí (“to see”) + ojú (“surface”), literally “we hit it, but a mark did not surface”, highlighting the fact the shin is a strong part of the leg
Component words
à-nominalizing prefix
gbàto hit, kick
3 entries are spelled “gbà”. The etymology calls it “to hit, kick”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
gbà
to rescue, to save, to deliver
gbà
to take, accept, receive, absorb
gbà
to combust, to burst into flame
kònegation prefix
2 entries are spelled “kò”. The etymology calls it “negation prefix”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
kò
not (placed before a verb to negate it)
kò
to touch
ríto seeojúsurface
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “agbakoroju”.
Reference:
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