ẹbi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ebi"
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
edit- ebí (Èkìtì)
Etymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editẹbí
Derived terms
edit- aṣọ-ẹbi
- ẹbí atọpasẹ̀-ìyá (“matrilineal family”)
- ẹbí lọ́kọláya (“conjugal family”)
- ẹbíi baba-ńlá (“patriarchal family”)
- ẹbíi tòbí-tọmọ (“nuclear family”)
- ẹlẹ́bí
- àwòrán-ìpẹ̀ka-ẹbí (“family tree”)
Etymology 2
editFrom ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bi (“to do evil, to reap a reward for being evil”).
Alternative forms
edit- èbi (Èkìtì)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editẹ̀bi
Derived terms
edit- ajẹ̀bi (“guilty person”)
- aláìlẹ́ẹ̀bi (“someone who is innocent”)
- ẹlẹ́ẹ̀bi (“someone who is guilty”)
- àìjẹ̀bi (“vindication”)
- ìdájọ́ ẹ̀bi-ikú (“death sentence”)
Etymology 3
editFrom ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bí (“to give birth”).
Alternative forms
edit- èbí (Èkìtì)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editẹ̀bí
- the act of childbirth, the act of giving birth
Derived terms
edit- agbẹ̀bí (“midwife”)
- ilé ìgbẹ̀bí (“maternity clinic”)
- iṣẹ́ ìgbẹ̀bí (“midwifery”)
- ìgbẹ̀bí (“childbirth”)