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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