gbo

See also: gbọ and gbɔ̃

Gun

Etymology 1

Compare Yoruba gbó (“to bark”), Saxwe Gbe gbò (“to bark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bó/

Verb

gbó

1. to bark

Etymology 2

Cognate with Fon gbò, Saxwe Gbe gbò

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bò/

Verb

gbò

1. to cut

Nupe

Etymology 1

Compare Yoruba gbó (“to bark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bó/

Verb

gbó

1. to bark (like a dog)

   Eshì yán ǹdá è gbó ― Father's dog is barking

Derived terms

• gbómi (“to argue”)
• gbugbó (“barking”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bó/

Verb

gbó

1. to be large; to be big (in diameter)

Etymology 3

Compare Yoruba gbo (“to rub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bō/

Verb

gbo

1. to rub
2. to smother; to daub
3. to file
4. to apply (ointment); to rub on

   Synonyms: tan, za, zùn

   Mi lá èkó gbotí. ― I used shea butter to moisturise my face.

Derived terms

• gbofú (“to hoe”)
• gbonu (“to hoe”)

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ڠوْ

Etymology 1

Compare Nupe gbó (“to bark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bó/

Verb

gbó

1. (intransitive) to bark (like a dog)

   Ajá aládùúgbò mi máa ń gbó látàárọ̀ dalẹ́. Ó ti sú mi. ― My neighbour's dog barks from morning to night. I'm fed up.

   Kì í ṣe gbogbo ajá tó bá gbóni lọ́jà, là ń dá lóhùn. ― It's not all the dogs that bark at one at the marketplace that one responds to.

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to Igbo gboo (“early, ancient”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bó/

Verb

gbó

1. to be old
2. (transitive) to age

   O ò ní tètè gbó, wàá pẹ́ láyé. ― You won't age fast, you'll live long.

3. (intransitive) to ripen

   Synonym: pọ́n

   Àgbàdo ò ì tíì gbó ― The corn is not yet ripe

4. to wear out

   Synonym: bọn

Derived terms

• ogbó (“old age”)
• ògbólógbòó
• arúgbó (“elderly person”)

Etymology 3

Compare Nupe gbo (“to rub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bō/

Verb

gbo

1. (transitive) to rub, to squeeze
   • 2015, “Ohun Tó Máa Mú Kí Ìlera Rẹ Dára Sí I”, in JW.ORG‎^[1]:

     Fi ọwọ́ rẹ gbo ara wọn fún nǹkan bí ààbọ̀ ìṣẹ́jú.

     Keep rubbing for at least 20 seconds.

2. (transitive) to scrub

Derived terms

• àgbo (“herbal medicine”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bò/

Verb

gbò

1. (transitive, ergative) to shake

   Synonyms: gbọ̀n, mì

   Mo gbo igi kí èso ré. ― I shook the tree so the fruit would fall.

2. (transitive) to trouble; to take its toll

   Àìsí ńlé mi gbò ó. ― My absence from home 'affected her.

   Àìsàn náà ṣì ń gbò wá ― That sickness is still troubling us.

   • 1998, “Ní Ẹni 80 Ọdún Iṣẹ́ Àyànfúnni Mi Yí Padà”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower‎^[2]:

     Ikú rẹ̀ gbò wá jìgìjìgì, níwọ̀n bí ó ti bà wá lọ́kàn jẹ́, tí ó sì sọ wá di aláìní.

     His death was a terrible blow, since it left us heartbroken as well as destitute.

Usage notes

• gbo when followed by a direct object.

Derived terms

• gbò yèpéyèpé (“to wobble”)
• gbò jìgìjìgì (“to shake violently”), gbò jìgì