onigbameji
Yoruba
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From oní- (“owner of”) + igbá (“calabash”) + méjì (“two”), literally “Bearer of two calabashes”
- The picture painted by this term is of someone holding a calabash to contain vomit and another for stool; the two symptoms of cholera. [1]
Pronunciation
[edit]IPA(key): /ō.nĩ́.ɡ͡bá.mé.d͡ʒì/
Noun
[edit]onígbáméjì
- cholera
- Synonyms: kọ́lẹ́rà, àrùn onígbáméjì