"hoho" meaning in Gun

See hoho in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /xó.xó/ Forms: hóhó [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *χoχó. Cognates include Fon xóxó, Saxwe Gbe xíxó, Adja xoxu, Ewe xoxo Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*χoχó}} Proto-Gbe *χoχó, {{cog|fon|xóxó}} Fon xóxó, {{cog|sxw|xíxó}} Saxwe Gbe xíxó, {{cog|ajg|xoxu}} Adja xoxu, {{cog|ee|xoxo}} Ewe xoxo Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=hóhó}} hóhó
  1. to be old Tags: Nigeria Synonyms: xóxó (Benin)

Download JSON data for hoho meaning in Gun (1.4kB)

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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
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      "roman": "Benin",
      "word": "xóxó"
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