gbau

Yoruba

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡ͡bà.ù/

Ideophone

gbàù

  1. (of a sound) explosive; eruptive
    Bọ́ǹbù bú gbàù ― The bomb exploded
    Òkè Nyiragongo bú gbàù ― Nyiragongo erupted

Derived terms
  • gbàù gbàù
  • ìbúgbàù (“explosion”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡ͡bá.ú/

Ideophone

gbáú

  1. (used with dá (“to break”)) snapping; breaking suddenly
    Igi dá gbáú bí igi ìṣáná ― The tree snapped like a matchstick
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