gbóná
noun
/ɡ͡bó.nã́/
gbónọ́ (alternative)
Definitions
-
to be hot or heated (in temperature)
Opposites
- to become hot
- to become intense
- to be very powerful or skilled
Etymology
From gbó + iná (“fire”), compare with Olukumi gbóná, Ifè gboná, and Igala kpúná. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *gbónã́, from Proto-Edekiri *gbónã́, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid
Component words
gbó
2 entries are spelled “gbó”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
gbó
to bark (like a dog)
gbó
to be old
ináfire
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Related words
Listed as a similar word by
These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
to get heated up; to be furious
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “gbona”.
Reference:
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