dódò
verb
/dó.dò/
d'ódò (alternative)
Definitions
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to arrive at a river or stream
Mo dódò mo kàndí/tìró, mi ò rọ́lọ́kọ̀ tí yóò tù mí gàlé, omi ńlá ti gbé ẹja lọ! I got to the river and stood back; I did not find a canoe man to pilot me across; the bigger river has swept off the fish!Used inadódòmáwẹ̀Possibly used inadódòthe one that arrives at the river Wiktionary points at “adódò”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “òdòdó”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “adódò” may be a word nobody has written up yet. òdòdó flower òdodo righteousness, truth odódo A species of tree Daniellia oliveri àdòdó alternative form of òdòdó (“flower”)
Etymology
From dé (“to arrive at”) + odò (“river”).
Component words
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 7,
where this word is spelled “dodo”.
Reference:
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