jeburẹ awo olugbẹbẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• jèkùrẹ́ awo olùgbẹ́bẹ̀ (Èkìtì)

Etymology

From jẹ (“eat”) +‎ èbùrẹ́ (“Crassocephalum rubens plant”) +‎ awo (“Ifa priest”) +‎ olù- (“non-productive agent prefix”) +‎ gbà (“accept”) +‎ ẹ̀bẹ̀ (“plea”), literally “You Ifa priest, eat the ebure herb and accept the plea”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒè.bù.ɾɛ́ à.wō ō.lù.ɡ͡bɛ́.bɛ̀/

Interjection

jèbùrẹ́ awo olùgbẹ́bẹ̀

1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) sorry, relax, don't be upset, calm down

   Ẹ dákun, ẹ jèbùrẹ́ awo olùgbẹ́bẹ̀ ― Please, don't be upset

Usage notes

• Often used by babalawo or those initiated or practitioners of Ifá and Ìṣẹ̀ṣe.