gbọ́
verb
/ɡ͡bɔ́/
ڠوَْ (alternative)
Definitions
-
to hear
a kì í gbọ́ 'gbìì' eèrà! We do not hear the sound of ant falling
-
to obey, listen, to respond
ó gbọ́ tèmi He listened to what I had to say
- to become responsive
- to reckon with something
-
to understand
kò gbọ́ dòò He understands nothingMo gbọ́ Yorùbá I speak Yoruba
- to pay attention
-
to perceive, to smell
mo ń gbọ́ òórùn epo dídùn I am perceiving the smell of fried oil
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 4 entries spelled “gbọ́”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *gbɔ́. Cognate with Igala gbọ́ (“to hear, listen, understand”)
Dialectal synonyms “to hear, listen, understand, smell” 72 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ìdóàní
- gbọ́
- Ìkàrẹ́ Àkókó (Ùkàrẹ́)
- gbọ́
- Àkùngbá Àkókó
- gbọ́
- Ṣúpárè Àkókó
- gbọ́
- Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)
- gbọ́
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- gbọ́
- Ẹ̀pẹ́
- gbọ́
- Ìkòròdú
- gbọ́
- Ṣágámù
- gbọ́
- Òkìtìpupa
- gbọ́
- Mahin
- gbọ́
- Oǹdó
- gbọ́
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)
- gbọ́
- Usẹn
- gbọ́
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- gbọ́
Olùkùmi
- Ugbódù
- gbọ́
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- gbọ́
- Àkúrẹ́
- gbọ́
- Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
- gbọ́
- Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)
- gbọ́
- Iléṣà (Uléṣà)
- gbọ́
- Òkè Igbó
- gbọ́
- Ọ̀gbàgì Àkókó
- gbọ́
Northwest Yoruba
- Èbúté Mẹ́tà
- gbọ́
- Abẹ́òkúta
- gbọ́
- Ìjàká
- gbọ́
- Èkó
- gbọ́
- Ìbàdàn
- gbọ́
- Igbó Òrà
- gbọ́
- Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)
- gbọ́
- Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún
- gbọ́
- Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA
- gbọ́
- Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA
- gbọ́
- Ìsin LGA
- gbọ́
- Ìlọrin
- gbọ́
- Òtù
- gbọ́
- Ìwéré Ilé
- gbọ́
- Òkèhò
- gbọ́
- Ìsẹ́yìn
- gbọ́
- Ṣakí
- gbọ́
- Tedé
- gbọ́
- Ìgbẹ́tì
- gbọ́
- Ọ̀yọ́
- gbọ́
- Nàìjíríà
- gbọ́
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- gbɔ́
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Ìyá Gbẹ̀dẹ̀
- gbọ́
- Bùnú
- gbọ́
- Ìjùmú
- gbọ́
- Akutupa Kiri
- gbọ́
- Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó
- gbọ́
- Kabba
- gbọ́
- Lọ́kọ́ja
- gbọ́
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Sokode
- gbɔ́
- Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)
- gbɔ́
- Tchaourou
- gbɔ́
- Baàtɛ
- gbɔ́
- Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)
- gbɔ́
- Ìkpòbɛ́
- gbɔ́
- Onigbolo
- gbɔ́
- Kétu
- gbɔ́
- Akpáré
- gbɔ́
- Atakpamɛ
- gbɔ́
- Boko
- gbɔ́
- Est-Mono
- gbɔ́
- Moretan
- gbɔ́
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- gbɔ́
- Aledjo-Koura
- gbɔ́
- Awotébi
- gbwã
- Partago
- gbó
- Kandi
- gbɔ́
- Kambole
- gbɔ́
- Manigri
- gbɔ́
Used in
àgbònoun
5 entries are spelled “àgbò”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
àgbò
ram
agbo
crowd,
àgbo
herbal remedy; usually squeezed by hand in water and consumed as a liquid
àgbó
A type of drum
igbo
alternative form of agbo (“circle, group”)
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ìgbònoun
7 entries are spelled “ìgbò”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
ìgbò
headbutt
ìgbò
A large headed bird, identified as a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae
igbo
a long whip
igbo
alternative form of agbo (“circle, group”)
igbó
forest, bush, grove
igbó
a general term for recreational drugs (in particular) Indian hemp, marijuana, and Cannabis sativa
ìgbó
the plant Solanum incanum
ògbufọ̀noun
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