ẹba

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eba"

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Possibly from ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ bà (“to ferment”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.bà/

Noun

ẹ̀bà

  1. a swallow made with cassava flour (gàrí)
  2. (by extension, idiomatic) food, sustenance
    Synonyms: oúnjẹ, jíjẹ, ìjẹ
Descendants
  • → English: eba

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.bá/

Noun

ẹ̀bá

  1. side, edge
Derived terms
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