dabira

Yagara

Noun

dabira

  1. shield

References

  • Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • dá bírà

Etymology

From dá (“to create”) +‎ bírà (“feat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dá.bí.ɾà/

Verb

dábírà

  1. to perform a feat
    wọ́n dábírà lójú agbo ― They performed several feats on the floor

Derived terms

  • dábírà-dábírà (“performer of a feat”)
  • Ifádábírà (“A Yoruba name meaning, "Ifa performed a great feat"”)
  • ìdábírà (“performance”)
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