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See also: égbe
Ewe[edit]
Noun[edit]
egbe
Gun[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Fon égbé, Adja egbɛ, Saxwe Gbe égbé, Ewe egbe
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
égbè or égbé
Igala[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
égbè
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbè (“to support; to sing a chorus of a song”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ègbè
Derived terms[edit]
- elégbè (“one who sings the chorus”)
- ṣègbè (“to be supportive”)
- ìṣègbè (“partiality, partisanship”)
Etymology 2[edit]
From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbè (“to be next to someone or something”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
egbè
- 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[edit]
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbé (“to cease to exist”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ègbé
- a state of destruction, annihilation or perishment
- Synonym: ìrún
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbé (“to carry off”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
egbé
- 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