gbigbọ
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Gun[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- gbigbɔ̀ (Benin)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Gbe *gbɔ̃ (“inhale, breathe”) or Proto-Gbe *gbũgbɔ̃ (“inhale, breathe”). Cognate with Fon gbigbɔ̀ (“breath, life, rest, break”), Saxwe Gbe gbìgbɔ̀ (“spirit, breath, soul, behaviour”), Adja gbɔngbɔn (“spirit, breath, rest, break, relief”), Ewe gbɔgbɔ (“spirit, breath, soul”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gbigbọ̀ (plural gbigbọ̀ lẹ́) (Nigeria)
- spirit
- Gbigbọ̀ wẹ̀ Máwú tòwè ― Your God is a spirit
Derived terms[edit]
- gbigbọ̀nọ̀ (“spiritual”)