obo

== Translingual == === Symbol === obo (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Obo Manobo. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Obo Manobo terms == English == === Noun === obo (plural obos) Alternative form of ovoo (“Mongolian cairn”). ==== Derived terms ==== Bayan Obo === Phrase === obo (colloquial) Alternative letter-case form of OBO: or best offer === Anagrams === OOB, boo, -boo, OoB, Boo == Bamu == === Noun === obo water liquid tide ==== Derived terms ==== koko obo === References === Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67 (confirms this form is used in the Bamu, Pirupiru, and Sisiame dialects) Chris and Phil Carr, Bamu Dictionary (2012) == Kerewo == === Noun === obo water ==== References ==== Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67 Oroa buka: Kerewo wade via bohoboho wade = A book of stories in Kerewo and English (2010), first edition (SIL) === Noun === obo woman ==== References ==== Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 15 Kerewo Organised Phonology Data == Luo == === Noun === obo (plural oboye) lung == Morigi == === Noun === obo water === References === Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67 == Northeast Kiwai == === Noun === obo (Gope, Urama) water ==== Synonyms ==== o'obó (Arigibi) o'bó (Gibaio) === References === Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === obo m (definite singular oboen, indefinite plural oboer, definite plural oboene) oboe == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === obo m (definite singular oboen, indefinite plural oboar, definite plural oboane) oboe == Spanish == === Alternative forms === ovo === Etymology === Inherited from Latin albus (“white”). Doublet of albo and álbum, both borrowings from Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈobo/ [ˈo.β̞o] Rhymes: -obo Syllabification: o‧bo === Adjective === obo (feminine oba) found in toponyms like Montovo, Torroba; compare Montalbo, Torralba === Further reading === “obo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English oboe. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔobo/ [ˈʔoː.bo] Rhymes: -obo Syllabification: o‧bo === Noun === obo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊᜓ) oboe == Xhosa == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ôːɓo] === Pronoun === ôbo that; class 14 distal demonstrative. == Yoruba == === Etymology === From Proto-Yoruboid *ò-bò, perhaps from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ bò (“to cover”), literally “That which covers”, which is said to come from a verb referring to a woman's sexual position during sex. Cognate with Igala òbù. Compare with abo (“female”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ò.bò/ === Noun === òbò (vulgar) vagina Synonyms: abẹ́, ẹ̀lẹ̀, ojú-ara ==== Coordinate terms ==== okó ==== Derived terms ==== obìnrin (“woman”) === References === Adebayo, Taofeeq SOME DIACHRONIC CHANGES IN YORUBA GRAMMAR [1], 2020