agbe

See also: agbẹ

Ewe edit

Noun edit

agbe

life.

Yoruba edit

Etymology 1 edit

Ẹyẹ agbe méjì

Perhaps related to Yoruba ogbe (“crest, cockscomb”)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ā.ɡ͡bē/

Noun edit

agbe

great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata)

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ā.ɡ͡bē/

Noun edit

agbe

mendicity; beggary

Derived terms edit

alágbe (“beggar”)
kò-là-kò-ṣagbe (“middle class”)
ṣagbe (“to beg”)

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ā.ɡ͡bè/

Noun edit

agbè

vessel traditionally made from a calabash used for fetching water
Synonym: akèrègbè

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