ibo

See also: Ibo and IBO

Translingual

Symbol

ibo

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Igbo.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.boː/, [ˈiːboː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.bo/, [ˈiːbo]

Verb

ībō

1. first-person singular future active indicative of eō

References

• “ibo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Tiruray

Noun

ibo

1. sister-in-law

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.bò/

Noun

ìbò

1. vote, ballot, election
2. (Yoruba religion) a device used in a form of cleromancy done in divination. This device consists of cowries, bones, and other objects as a way to get the solution to a specific problem.

Derived terms

• adìbò (“electorate”)
• ajábọ̀ bíbáyọrí-ìbò (“incumbent politician running for reelection”)
• aṣàkóso-ìbò (“election official”)
• díbò (“to vote”)
• olùdìbò (“voter”)
• oníbò (“voter”)
• àpótí ìbò (“ballot box”)
• àtúntò-òfin ajẹmọ́bò (“electoral reform”)
• ìbò àtúndì (“runoff election”)
• ìbò ààrẹ (“presidential election”)
• ìgbìmọ̀ adìbò (“electoral college”)
• ìlànà ìbò (“electoral system”)
• ìpolówó-ìbò (“election campaign”)
• ìwé ìbò (“ballot paper”)
• ìwé-ìhónú ajẹmọ́bò (“election petition”)

 

Etymology 2

Ìbó (Saba comorensis)

Ìbó (Landolphia owariensis)

Ìbó (Ancylobotrys scandens)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.bó/

Noun

ìbó

1. The name for several plants of the family Apocynaceae that are known for their sour taste. They include Landolphia dulcis, Ancylobotrys scandens (from the genus Ancylobothrys), Saba comorensis, species, and Saba thompsonii.

   ẹmu náàá kan bí ìbó ― the palm wine was as sour as the ìbó plant

2. (euphemistic) death

   ọmọ́ lọ ká ìbó ― The child is dead (literally, “The child went and picked the ìbó plant”)

References

• Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0‎^[1], number LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN