òǹgbẹ ń gbẹ mí
phrase
/ò.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bɛ̄ ŋ́ ɡ͡bɛ̄ mĩ́/
ọ̀gbìgbẹ í gbẹ mí (alternative)
Definitions
- I'm thirsty
Etymology
From òǹgbẹ + ń + gbẹ + mí, literally “Thirst is drying me”.
Component words
òǹgbẹń
gbẹ
2 entries are spelled “gbẹ”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
gbẹ
to become dry; to become dehydrated
gbẹ
to become emaciated or evaporated
mí
4 entries are spelled “mí”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
mí
The name of the Latin script letter M/m.
mí
me (first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a low- or mid-tone monosyllabic verb)
mí
to breathe
mí
The syllable used to represent the high-tone and its diacritic (´)
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ongbẹ n gbẹ mi”.
Reference:
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