igbekun
Yoruba
editEtymology
editFrom ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbè (“to be in an unsatisfactory state”) + okùn (“ropes”), literally “the unsatisfactory state of being bounded”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editìgbèkùn
- captivity, bondage
- (Can we date this quote?), Odù Ifá chapter #9 - Ògúndá Méjì:
- Ọ̀sanyìn ń fomi-ojú ṣe ògbérè ìgbèkùn
- Osanyin is using his tears as a dirge for his captivity
- (literally, “Osanyin was crying uncontrollably”)
Related terms
edit- ẹrú (“slave”)