onigbameji
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
From oní- (“owner of”) + igbá (“calabash”) + méjì (“two”), literally “Bearer of two calabashes”
- The picture painted by this term is of someone holding a calabash to contain vomit and another for stool; the two symptoms of cholera. [1]
Pronunciation edit
IPA(key): /ō.nĩ́.ɡ͡bá.mé.d͡ʒì/
Noun edit
onígbáméjì
- cholera
- Synonyms: kọ́lẹ́rà, àrùn onígbáméjì