egbe
See also: égbe
Ewe
editNoun
editegbe
Gun
editEtymology
editCompare Fon égbé, Adja egbɛ, Saxwe Gbe égbé, Ewe egbe
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editégbè or égbé
Igala
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editégbè
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba
editEtymology 1
editFrom è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbè (“to support; to sing a chorus of a song”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editègbè
Derived terms
edit- elégbè (“one who sings the chorus”)
- ṣègbè (“to be supportive”)
- ìṣègbè (“partiality, partisanship”)
Etymology 2
editFrom e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbè (“to be next to someone or something”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editegbè
- 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
editFrom è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbé (“to cease to exist”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editègbé
- a state of destruction, annihilation or perishment
- Synonym: ìrún
Derived terms
editEtymology 4
editFrom e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbé (“to carry off”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editegbé
- a traditional charm believed to allow one to become invisible
- Synonym: àfẹ́ẹ̀rí
Categories:
- Ewe lemmas
- Ewe nouns
- ee:Time
- Gun terms with IPA pronunciation
- Gun lemmas
- Gun adverbs
- Igala terms borrowed from Igbo
- Igala terms derived from Igbo
- Igala terms with IPA pronunciation
- Igala lemmas
- Igala nouns
- igl:Weapons
- Yoruba terms prefixed with e- (nominalizing prefix)
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba nouns
- Yoruba terms with usage examples
- yo:Places