gbó
verb
/ɡ͡bó/
ڠوْ (alternative)
Definitions
- to be old
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to age
O ò ní tètè gbó, wàá pẹ́ láyé. You won't age fast, you'll live long.
-
to ripen
Àgbàdo ò ì tíì gbó The corn is not yet ripe
- to wear out
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “gbó”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Perhaps related to Igbo gboo (“early, ancient”)
Used in
arúgbónoun
2 entries are spelled “arúgbó”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
arúgbó
old age, elderliness
arígbó
alternative form of arúgbó (“old age, elderliness”)
gbójúnounìgboyànounògbonounogbó atọ́ àsúre Ìwòrìwòfúnphraseògbólógbòó
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “gbo”.
Reference:
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