jeburẹ awo olugbẹbẹ
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
edit- jèkùrẹ́ awo olùgbẹ́bẹ̀ (Èkìtì)
Etymology
editFrom jẹ (“eat”) + èbùrẹ́ (“Crassocephalum rubens plant”) + awo (“Ifa priest”) + olù- (“non-productive agent prefix”) + gbà (“accept”) + ẹ̀bẹ̀ (“plea”), literally “You Ifa priest, eat the ebure herb and accept the plea”.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editjèbùrẹ́ awo olùgbẹ́bẹ̀
- (idiomatic, euphemistic) sorry, relax, don't be upset, calm down
- Ẹ dákun, ẹ jèbùrẹ́ awo olùgbẹ́bẹ̀ ― Please, don't be upset