ojugba

Yoruba

Etymology

From ojú (“face”) +‎ ìgbà (“time, season, occasion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.d͡ʒú.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

ojúgbà

1. peer, agemate

   Synonyms: ẹgbẹ́, ọgbà, arugbọ̀n

   ikú t'ó ń pa ojúgbà ẹni, ó ń pòwe mọ́ni

   when one's peers are dying, it is a sign that one's fate is not too far away

   (literally, “The death that is killing one's peers, is serving as a proverb for one”)