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ikebe

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Tooro

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iːkéβe/, (augmentless) /ikéβe/

Noun

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ikebe class 5 (plural amakebe class 6, augmentless ikebe, plural augmentless makebe)

  1. deformed swelling of a cheek

See also

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References

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  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 8

Yoruba

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Nigerian Pidgin ikebe, ultimately from Edoid language such as Isoko ikebe, Urhobo ikebe or Edo ikebe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ìkébè

  1. (euphemistic, informal) buttocks
    Synonym: ìdí