Igbe

Yoruba

Etymology

Folk etymology states it comes from igbe (“shout, yell”), signifying it as a month of shouting in celebration and jubilation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ɡ͡bē/, /ì.ɡ͡bé/

Proper noun

Igbe or Ìgbé

1. April, the eleventh month in the Yoruba calendar, the Kọ́jọ́dá

   Synonyms: Oṣù Igbe, Eépìrì, Oṣù Alenú-Agà, Oṣù Kẹ́rin

See also

• (Kojoda months) oṣù Kọ́jọ́dá; Òkúdu (“June”), Agẹmọ (“July”), Ògún (“August”), Òwéwe (“September”), Ọ̀wàrà (“October”), Bélú (“November”), Ọ̀pẹ̀ (“December”), Ṣẹ̀rẹ́ (“January”), Èrèlé (“February”), Ẹ̀rẹ̀nà (“March”), Igbe (“April”), Ẹ̀bìbì (“May”) ^{(Category: yo:Kojoda months)}