dobs

Etymology
From earlier, from , from. In 🇨🇬, former u-stem adjectives were assimilated into other classes; gave rise to both an o-stem and a yo-stem variant which later on became independent words,  and, with different semantic nuances (compare also, e.g.,  and , or  and ). Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (< ), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) hollow empty inside

Usage notes
In general, is more concrete (“hollow cylinder”), while  is more abstract or metaphorical (“hollow voice”).