udodo
noun
/ū.dō.dō/
spelling unconfirmed
idodo (alternative)
Definitions
- navel, belly button
- umbilical cord
Dialect
Ìjẹ̀bú Òde, Ẹ̀pẹ́, Ìkòròdú, Ṣágámù, Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀), Àdó Èkìtì, Àkúrẹ́, Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
dialect form of
idodo
noun
Etymology
Compare with Igala údo, from Proto-Yoruba *u-do, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-do, *í-do. Originally distinct from ìwọ́ (“umbilical cord”) (Sense 2), but the anatomical similarities have made the terms semantically synonymous
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “udodo”.
Reference:
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