# agogo
## English
### Etymology 1

From Portuguese agogô, from Yoruba agogo (“bell”).

#### Noun

agogo (plural agogos)
* An agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically played in pairs

### Etymology 2
#### Adverb

agogo (not comparable)
* Alternative form of à gogo

## Baatonum
### Etymology

From Yoruba agogo, cognate with Hausa àgōgo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.ɡō.ɡō/

### Noun

agogo (y-class, plural agogonu, focus agogowa, plural focus agogona)
* watch; clock
** 2021 February 17, Pierre Barassounon, Sanu Biɔ, Thébault Biɔ, Léonard Goragui, Jean Soutar, Dictionnaire Baatonum, SIL International, page 3:Nɛn agogo ya sankiraMy watch is broken

### References

* Barassounon, Pierre, Biɔ, Sanu, Biɔ, Thébault, Goragui, Léonard, Soutar, Jean (2021 February 17) Dictionnaire Baatonum‎, Philadelphia: SIL International

## Chichewa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡó.ɡo/, /aˈɡo.ɡo/

### Noun

agógo class 2 or agogo class 2
* plural of gogo

## Finnish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Yoruba agogo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑɡoɡo/, [ˈɑ̝ɡo̞ɡo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑɡoɡo
* Hyphenation: ago‧go

### Noun

agogo
* (music) agogo (instrument)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of agogo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agogoni
agogoni
accusative
nom.
agogoni
agogoni
gen.
agogoni
genitive
agogoni
agogojeni agogoideni agogoitteni
partitive
agogoani
agogojani agogoitani
inessive
agogossani
agogoissani
elative
agogostani
agogoistani
illative
agogooni
agogoihini
adessive
agogollani
agogoillani
ablative
agogoltani
agogoiltani
allative
agogolleni
agogoilleni
essive
agogonani
agogoinani
translative
agogokseni
agogoikseni
abessive
agogottani
agogoittani
instructive
comitative
—agogoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agogosi
agogosi
accusative
nom.
agogosi
agogosi
gen.
agogosi
genitive
agogosi
agogojesi agogoidesi agogoittesi
partitive
agogoasi
agogojasi agogoitasi
inessive
agogossasi
agogoissasi
elative
agogostasi
agogoistasi
illative
agogoosi
agogoihisi
adessive
agogollasi
agogoillasi
ablative
agogoltasi
agogoiltasi
allative
agogollesi
agogoillesi
essive
agogonasi
agogoinasi
translative
agogoksesi
agogoiksesi
abessive
agogottasi
agogoittasi
instructive
comitative
—agogoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agogomme
agogomme
accusative
nom.
agogomme
agogomme
gen.
agogomme
genitive
agogomme
agogojemme agogoidemme agogoittemme
partitive
agogoamme
agogojamme agogoitamme
inessive
agogossamme
agogoissamme
elative
agogostamme
agogoistamme
illative
agogoomme
agogoihimme
adessive
agogollamme
agogoillamme
ablative
agogoltamme
agogoiltamme
allative
agogollemme
agogoillemme
essive
agogonamme
agogoinamme
translative
agogoksemme
agogoiksemme
abessive
agogottamme
agogoittamme
instructive
comitative
—agogoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agogonne
agogonne
accusative
nom.
agogonne
agogonne
gen.
agogonne
genitive
agogonne
agogojenne agogoidenne agogoittenne
partitive
agogoanne
agogojanne agogoitanne
inessive
agogossanne
agogoissanne
elative
agogostanne
agogoistanne
illative
agogoonne
agogoihinne
adessive
agogollanne
agogoillanne
ablative
agogoltanne
agogoiltanne
allative
agogollenne
agogoillenne
essive
agogonanne
agogoinanne
translative
agogoksenne
agogoiksenne
abessive
agogottanne
agogoittanne
instructive
comitative
—agogoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agogonsa
agogonsa
accusative
nom.
agogonsa
agogonsa
gen.
agogonsa
genitive
agogonsa
agogojensa agogoidensa agogoittensa
partitive
agogoaan agogoansa
agogojaan agogoitaan agogojansa agogoitansa
inessive
agogossaan agogossansa
agogoissaan agogoissansa
elative
agogostaan agogostansa
agogoistaan agogoistansa
illative
agogoonsa
agogoihinsa
adessive
agogollaan agogollansa
agogoillaan agogoillansa
ablative
agogoltaan agogoltansa
agogoiltaan agogoiltansa
allative
agogolleen agogollensa
agogoilleen agogoillensa
essive
agogonaan agogonansa
agogoinaan agogoinansa
translative
agogokseen agogoksensa
agogoikseen agogoiksensa
abessive
agogottaan agogottansa
agogoittaan agogoittansa
instructive
comitative
—agogoineen agogoinensa :

## Hausa
### Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba agogo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔà.ɡóː.ɡó/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [ʔà.ɡʷóː.ɡʷó]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

àgōgo m (plural àgṑgai or agōgunā̀, possessed form àgōgon)
* clock, watch

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* a go go

### Etymology

From English à gogo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [a.ɡo.ɡo]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɡo, -o
* Hyphenation: a‧go‧go

### Noun

agogo (Jawi spelling اݢوݢو, plural agogo-agogo, informal 1st possessive agogoku, 2nd possessive agogomu, 3rd possessive agogonya)
* (music) go-go

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* beragogo [stative / habitual] (beR-)

### References

* “agogo” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 1.

### Further reading

* “agogo” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Yoruba
### Alternative forms

* aago
* aogo (Ijesha, Ekiti)

### Etymology 1

Possibly onomatopoeic.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.ɡō.ɡō/

#### Noun

agogo
* (music) bell, gong
* clock, timepiece

##### Descendants

* → Baatonum: agogo
* → Hausa: àgōgo
* → Edo: ẹgogo
* → Portuguese: agogô
** → English: agogo
** → Japanese: アゴゴ (agogo)
** → Russian: агого (agogo)
* → Spanish: agogó
* → Mandarin: 阿哥哥 (āgēgē)

### Etymology 2

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gógó (“an ideophone describing something that is sharp and pointed”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.ɡó.ɡó/

#### Noun

àgógó
* bird beak
    Synonyms: ẹnu-ẹyẹ, àgógónu, ìkó

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.ɡò.ɡō/

#### Noun

àgògo
* a type of hairstyle worn by priestesses of the orisha; (in particular) worn by ọlọ́ṣun, ọlọ́ya, ìyálórìṣà and oníyemọja priestesses