onigbameji

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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

  1. cholera
    Synonyms: kọ́lẹ́rà, àrùn onígbáméjì

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yusuff, Ayo (2010) Yoruba Language Engineering: A Lexical Morphology Perspective, →ISBN
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