egbe
See also: égbe
Ewe edit
Noun edit
egbe
Gun edit
Etymology edit
Compare Fon égbé, Adja egbɛ, Saxwe Gbe égbé, Ewe egbe
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
égbè or égbé
Igala edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
égbè
Derived terms edit
References edit
- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba edit
Etymology 1 edit
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbè (“to support; to sing a chorus of a song”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ègbè
Derived terms edit
- elégbè (“one who sings the chorus”)
- ṣègbè (“to be supportive”)
- ìṣègbè (“partiality, partisanship”)
Etymology 2 edit
From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbè (“to be next to someone or something”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
egbè
- a town outside from one's hometown; a neighboring town to one's hometown
- a farm settlement away from one's town
- (by extension) foreign land
- Synonyms: ìdálẹ̀, ilẹ̀-òkèèrè
- foreigner
Etymology 3 edit
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbé (“to cease to exist”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ègbé
- a state of destruction, annihilation or perishment
- Synonym: ìrún
Derived terms edit
Etymology 4 edit
From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbé (“to carry off”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
egbé
- a traditional charm believed to allow one to become invisible
- Synonym: àfẹ́ẹ̀rí