gbọgbẹ
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Yoruba[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From gbà (“to receive”) + ọgbẹ́ (“wound”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
gbọgbẹ́
- (intransitive) to receive an injury
- ọkùnrin náàá gbọgbẹ́ sára ― The man received an injury on his body
- to become injured
- Synonym: gbọ́gbìì
- (figurative) to be wounded
- Synonym: gbọgbẹ́-ọkàn
- ọkàn mi gbọgbẹ́ ― My heart has become wounded (My heart is broken)
Derived terms[edit]
- ìgbọgbẹ́ (“injury”)