igba

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiɡˈba/ [ʔɪɡˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ig‧ba

Noun

igbá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜊ)

1. a form of superstitious act by avoiding things that have bad omens

   Synonyms: pamahiin, pangatahuan

2. (dialectal, Quezon) traditional ritual for planting crops, especially rice used by farmers in the southern Tagalog region (to be assured of a bountiful harvest)
3. (dialectal, Quezon) ritual; ceremony (especially indigenous ones)

   Synonyms: ritwal, seremonya

   Sa pamamagitan ng igba ng tagayan, mainit ang naging pagtanggap sa atin.

   Through the ritual of drinking (lambanog), we were warmly welcomed.

Derived terms

• igbahan
• mag-igba

See also

• tayaba

Further reading

• “igba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• E. Arsenio, Manuel (1971) “igba”, in A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Diliman Review
• Valencia, Armida (2015) “igba”, in Igba as a Traditional Ritual, Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation

Anagrams

• ibag, giba, gab-i, gabi, biga

Yoruba

Etymology 1

igbá

From Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-gbá, cognate with Igbo ụgbā.

Alternative forms

• ugbá (Èkìtì)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

igbá

1. calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)

Etymology 2

Yoruba numbers ^(edit)

		2,000[a], [b]
←  100	←  199	200	300  →
		20
Cardinal: igba     Counting: igba     Adjectival: igba     Ordinal: igba     Adverbial: ìgbà igba     Distributive: igba igba

From a distinct root unlike most related languages, possibly a late innovation, from i- +‎ gba, but see Nupe gba (“two thousand”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ɡ͡bā/

Numeral

igba

1. two hundred

Usage notes

Since this number does not have a m-based form, similar to other multiples of ten afterwards, if it's describing a total number of items, it comes before the noun.

1. Igba dọ́là ni. – It's two hundred dollars

However, if it is describing an ordinal sequence, it comes after the noun.

1. Ọmọ igba l'ó jẹ́. – She's the two hundredth child.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

igbà

1. A type of rope used for climbing

Etymology 4

ìgbá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

ìgbá

1. bitter tomato, Solanum aethiopicum; garden egg, eggplant

Derived terms

• ìgbáyẹ̀kẹ̀tẹ̀ (“cassava”)

Etymology 5

ìgbá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

ìgbá

1. African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa)

Etymology 6

Cognate with Edo igba

Alternative forms

• ụ̀gbẹ̀, ị̀gbị̀, ùgbà, ị̀gbẹ̀ (Ekiti)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

ìgbà

1. time, occasion, season

   Synonyms: àsìkò, àkókò, sáà, sànmọ́nì, ọ̀tẹ̀