àgbélébùú
noun
/à.ɡ͡bé.lé.ꜜbú/
Definitions
- cross, crucifix
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbé (“to carry”) + lé (“to place on”) + ìbú (“breadth”).
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixgbéto carry
léto place on
5 entries are spelled “lé”. The etymology calls it “to place on”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
lé
to exceed in number
lé
to appear distinctly
lé
on, on top of, after
lé
to pursue, to chase
lé
to become swollen
ìbúbreadth
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “agbelebuu”.
Reference:
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