gbọ

See also: gbo and gbɔ̃

Igala

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *gbɔ́. Cognate with Yoruba gbọ́ (“to hear, listen, understand, perceive”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɔ́/

Verb

gbọ́

1. (transitive, stative) to hear

   Ú gbọ́ nyọ̀nyọ̀ ṅ ― I did not hear it well

2. (transitive, intransitive) to listen, to head
3. (transitive) to understand

Derived terms

• gb'íchí (“to understand a language”)
• gb'údọ̄ (“to heed”)
• gb'úlù (“to perceive a smell”)
• gbọ́ káà (“to divulge”)

 

References

• John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ڠوَْ

Etymology 1

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *gbɔ́. Cognate with Igala gbọ́ (“to hear, listen, understand”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɔ́/

Verb

gbọ́

1. (transitive, stative) to hear

   a kì í gbọ́ 'gbìì' eèrà! ― We do not hear the sound of ant falling

2. (transitive, intransitive) to obey, listen, to respond

   ó gbọ́ tèmi ― He listened to what I had to say

3. (intransitive) to become responsive
4. to reckon with something
5. (transitive) to understand

   Synonyms: mọ̀, yé

   kò gbọ́ dòò ― He understands nothing

6. (intransitive) to pay attention
7. (transitive) to perceive, to smell

   mo ń gbọ́ òórùn epo dídùn ― I am perceiving the smell of fried oil

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - gbọ́ (“to hear, listen, understand, smell”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ào	Ìdóàní	gbọ́
		Eastern Àkókó	Ìkàrẹ́ Àkókó	gbọ́
			Àkùngbá Àkókó	gbọ́
			Ṣúpárè Àkókó	gbọ́
		Ìdànrè	Ìdànrè	gbọ́
		Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	gbọ́
			Ìkòròdú	gbọ́
			Ṣágámù	gbọ́
			Ẹ̀pẹ́	gbọ́
		Ìkálẹ̀	Òkìtìpupa	gbọ́
		Ìlàjẹ	Mahin	gbọ́
		Oǹdó	Oǹdó	gbọ́
		Ọ̀wọ̀	Ọ̀wọ̀	gbọ́
		Usẹn	Usẹn	gbọ́
	Ìtsẹkírì		Ìwẹrẹ	gbọ́
	Olùkùmi		Ugbódù	gbọ́
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	gbọ́
			Àkúrẹ́	gbọ́
			Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	gbọ́
		Ifẹ̀	Ilé Ifẹ̀	gbọ́
		Ìgbómìnà	Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún	gbọ́
			Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA	gbọ́
			Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA	gbọ́
			Ìsin LGA	gbọ́
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	Iléṣà	gbọ́
		Òkè Igbó	Òkè Igbó	gbọ́
		Western Àkókó	Ọ̀gbàgì Àkókó	gbọ́
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	Èbúté Mẹ́tà	gbọ́
		Ẹ̀gbá	Abẹ́òkúta	gbọ́
		Èkó	Èkó	gbọ́
		Ìbàdàn	Ìbàdàn	gbọ́
		Ìbàràpá	Igbó Òrà	gbọ́
		Ìbọ̀lọ́	Òṣogbo	gbọ́
		Ìlọrin	Ìlọrin	gbọ́
		Oǹkó	Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA	gbọ́
			Ìwàjówà LGA	gbọ́
			Kájọlà LGA	gbọ́
			Ìsẹ́yìn LGA	gbọ́
			Ṣakí West LGA	gbọ́
			Atisbo LGA	gbọ́
			Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA	gbọ́
		Ọ̀yọ́	Ọ̀yọ́	gbọ́
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	gbọ́
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀	gbɔ́
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Gbẹdẹ	Iyah Gbede	gbọ́
		Ìbùnú	Bùnú	gbọ́
		Ìjùmú	Ìjùmú	gbọ́
		Ikiri	Akutupa Kiri	gbọ́
		Ìyàgbà	Yàgbà East LGA	gbọ́
		Owé	Kabba	gbọ́
		Ọ̀wọ́rọ̀	Lọ́kọ́ja	gbọ́
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana	Sokode	gbɔ́
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́	Cábɛ̀ɛ́	gbɔ́
			Tchaourou	gbɔ́
		Ìcà	Agoua	gbɔ́
		Ìdàácà	Igbó Ìdàácà	gbɔ́
		Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè	Ìkpòbɛ́	gbɔ́
			Kétu	gbɔ́
			Onigbolo	gbɔ́
			Yewa	gbọ́
		Ifɛ̀	Akpáré	gbɔ́
			Atakpamé	gbɔ́
			Boko	gbɔ́
			Est-Mono	gbɔ́
			Moretan	gbɔ́
			Tchetti	gbɔ́
		Kura	Aledjo-Koura	gbɔ́
			Awotébi	gbwã
			Partago	gbó
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé	Kandi	gbɔ́
		Northern Nago	Kambole	gbɔ́
			Manigri	gbɔ́

Derived terms

• agbọ́ (“one who listens”)
• gbàgbọ́ (“to believe”)
• ìgbọ́ (“the act of hearing”)
• ìgbàgbọ́ (“belief”)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɔ́/

Verb

gbọ́

1. to be ready; (in particular) for food to be ready

   Synonym: ṣetán

   oúnjẹ ti gbọ́ ― The food is ready

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɔ́/

Verb

gbọ́

1. to be able to cure or treatment

   òògùn yìí gbọ́ orí fífọ́ ― This medicine can cure headaches

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɔ́/

Verb

gbọ́

1. to be favorable; (in particular) for soil to be favorable for growing something

   Synonym: gbà

   erùpẹ̀ yìí gbọ́ àgbàdo ― This soil is favorable for growing corn