ẹba

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eba"

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Ẹ̀bà pẹ̀lú ẹ̀gúsí.

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.bà/

Noun

ẹ̀bà

1. a swallow made with cassava flour (gàrí)
2. (by extension, idiomatic) food, sustenance

   Synonyms: oúnjẹ, jíjẹ, ìjẹ

Descendants

• → English: eba

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.bá/

Noun

ẹ̀bá

1. side, edge

Derived terms

• lẹ́bàá
• ẹ̀bádò
• Ìbàdàn