egban
Nupe
Etymology
From
e-
(
“
nominalizing prefix
”
)
+
gbán
(
“
to be wise
”
)
Compare with
Yoruba
ọgbọ́n
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ē.ɡ͡bã́/
Noun
egbán
wisdom
;
sense
Synonyms:
kpikpe
,
kísa
Derived terms
egbándeci
(
“
wise person
”
)
wúgbán
(
“
to teach wisdom
”
)