jagalbod

Gullah

Alternative forms

  • jagal-bod, jagluh-bod

Etymology

From jagal +‎ bod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟa.ɡʌl.bod/, /ɟaɡ.lə.bod/, /d͡ʒa.ɡʌl.bod/, /d͡ʒaɡ.lə.bod/

Noun

jagalbod

  1. seesaw

References

  • Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)