"legbelegbe" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /lé.ɡ͡bé.lè.ɡ͡bé/ Forms: légbélègbé [canonical], légbéǹlègbé [alternative], légbé-lègbé [alternative]
Etymology: Probably ideophonic in origin Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=légbélègbé|head2=}} légbélègbé, {{yo-pos|noun|légbélègbé|}} légbélègbé, {{yo-noun|légbélègbé}} légbélègbé
  1. tadpole Related terms: àkèré, ọ̀pọ̀lọ́, kọ̀nkọ̀ (english: species of toad/frog)
    Sense id: en-legbelegbe-yo-noun-52vPrG7s Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Anurans, Baby animals
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          ],
          "english": "It is head that the tadpole uses to dive to the bottom the river",
          "literal_meaning": "The head is what the tadpole uses to know the darkness at the bottom of the river",
          "text": "orí ni légbélègbé fi ń mòkùnkùn lálẹ̀ odò",
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          "word": "àkèré"
        },
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          "word": "ọ̀pọ̀lọ́"
        },
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      "ipa": "/lé.ɡ͡bé.lè.ɡ͡bé/"
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    {
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