lẹngbọvu

Gun

Alternative forms
  • lɛ̀ngbɔ́vú (Benin)

Etymology

From lẹ̀n (“stubborn, stupid”) +‎ gbọ́ (“goat”) +‎ -vú (“diminutive suffix”). Cognates include Fon lɛ̀ngbɔ́ví, Saxwe Gbe lɛngbɔví, Adja lɛngbɔvi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛ̃̀.ɡ͡bɔ́.vú/

Noun

lẹ̀ngbọ́vú (plural lẹ̀ngbọ́vú lẹ́) (Nigeria)

  1. lamb
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