ògbóni
noun
/ò.ɡ͡bó.nĩ̄/
ọ̀gbẹ́ni (alternative)
Definitions
- a respected older male; gentleman, fellow colleague
Etymology
ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbó (“matured, experienced”) + ẹni (“person,people”), compare with Ede Ije ògbóni (“father”)
Component words
ò-nominalizing prefix
gbómatured, experienced
2 entries are spelled “gbó”. The etymology calls it “matured, experienced”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
gbó
to bark (like a dog)
gbó
to be old
ẹniperson,people
2 entries are spelled “ẹni”. The etymology calls it “person,people”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ẹni
person, one
ẹni
our (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ogboni”.
Reference:
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