ẹba

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "eba"

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Ẹ̀bà pẹ̀lú ẹ̀gúsí.

Possibly from ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ bà (“to ferment”)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.bà/

Noun[edit]

ẹ̀bà

a swallow made with cassava flour (gàrí)
(by extension, idiomatic) food, sustenance
Synonyms: oúnjẹ, jíjẹ, ìjẹ

Descendants[edit]

→ English: eba

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.bá/

Noun[edit]

ẹ̀bá

side, edge

Derived terms[edit]

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