arugbo

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• arígbó (Ekiti)

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ rú +‎ ogbó (“elderliness, old age”), literally “One who has become one of old age”, compare with Olukumi árígbó and Itsekiri ẹlígbó, Igala ánágbó, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *a-rígbó, perhaps ultimately from a proto Edekiri form, though gbó (“to be old”), can be traced back to Proto-Yoruboid

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾú.ɡ͡bó/

Noun

arúgbó

1. old age, elderliness

   Synonym: ògbó

2. elder, old person

   Synonyms: àgbà, agbó