Difference between revisions of "gorimakpa"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From Yoruba: ''ge'' (cut),  ''ori'' (head) and ''pa'' (bare) to Igbo '''gorimakpa''' (bald).
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From Yoruba: ''ge'' (cut),  ''ori'' (head) and ''pa'' (bare) to Igbo ''gorimakpa'' (bald).
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 19:09, 10 November 2020

Naija

Etymology

From Yoruba: ge (cut), ori (head) and pa (bare) to Igbo gorimakpa (bald).

Pronunciation

gōrímákpá

Definition

Noun

Head wey hair no dey

See di guy gorimakpa e be like mirror.  — (See the man's head shaved clean like a mirror.)
Obodo don old o e hair don dey turn gorimakpa.  — (Obodo is old, his head is turning bald.)

Related forms

Synonym

abolo, akpan

Translation

  • English: bald head