"alangba" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

Forms: aláǹgbá [canonical]
Etymology: Possibly from oní- (“one who has”) + à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ǹ + gbá (“to sway, to strut while walking”), literally “The one who sways while walking” Etymology templates: {{af|yo|oní-|à-|ǹ|gbá|id2=nominalizing prefix|lit=The one who sways while walking|t1=one who has|t2=nominalizing prefix|t4=to sway, to strut while walking}} oní- (“one who has”) + à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ǹ + gbá (“to sway, to strut while walking”), literally “The one who sways while walking” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=aláǹgbá|head2=}} aláǹgbá, {{yo-pos|noun|aláǹgbá|}} aláǹgbá, {{yo-noun|aláǹgbá}} aláǹgbá
  1. lizard Categories (lifeform): Animals, Reptiles Synonyms: aláàmù, ọ̀gbọ̀gbọ̀, láǹdẹ̀, apọ́nríkọkọ, olódòǹgboro, lárìnká, alámọ̀mọ̀, ògòdògba, òdògba
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  "etymology_text": "Possibly from oní- (“one who has”) + à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ǹ + gbá (“to sway, to strut while walking”), literally “The one who sways while walking”",
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          "word": "ọ̀gbọ̀gbọ̀"
        },
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          "word": "láǹdẹ̀"
        },
        {
          "word": "apọ́nríkọkọ"
        },
        {
          "word": "olódòǹgboro"
        },
        {
          "word": "lárìnká"
        },
        {
          "word": "alámọ̀mọ̀"
        },
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          "word": "ògòdògba"
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          "word": "òdògba"
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      "other": "/ā.lá.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bá/"
    }
  ],
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        "lit": "The one who sways while walking",
        "t1": "one who has",
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          "word": "aláàmù"
        },
        {
          "word": "ọ̀gbọ̀gbọ̀"
        },
        {
          "word": "láǹdẹ̀"
        },
        {
          "word": "apọ́nríkọkọ"
        },
        {
          "word": "olódòǹgboro"
        },
        {
          "word": "lárìnká"
        },
        {
          "word": "alámọ̀mọ̀"
        },
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          "word": "ògòdògba"
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    {
      "other": "/ā.lá.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alangba"
}

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