zugubetia
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Noun
zugubetia
tree producing profuse mauve and pink blossoms in the dry season; the roots are used to treat gonorrhoea. This tree is generally considered to the abode of the kpukparsi sprites and thus it is forbidden to cut it for firewood. The wood should never be brought to the house, though fallen branches can be used to roast food in the farm. Stereospermum kunthianum Cham.
What does “zugubetia” mean in Dagbani?
tree producing profuse mauve and pink blossoms in the dry season; the roots are used to treat gonorrhoea. This tree is generally considered to the abode of the kpukparsi sprites and thus it is forbidden to cut it for firewood. The wood should never be brought to the house, though fallen branches can be used to roast food in the farm. Stereospermum kunthianum Cham.
Also spelled Dagbanli — both spellings refer to the same Mabia (Gur) language spoken in northern Ghana.
Forms
zugubetihi
Q146786
Meanings
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tree producing profuse mauve and pink blossoms in the dry season; the roots are used to treat gonorrhoea. This tree is generally considered to the abode of the kpukparsi sprites and thus it is forbidden to cut it for firewood. The wood should never be brought to the house, though fallen branches can be used to roast food in the farm. Stereospermum kunthianum Cham.