igbẹ

See also: Igbe

Yoruba

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bɛ́/

Noun

ìgbẹ́

  1. bush, forest
    Synonym: igbó
  2. game hunting
  3. wrong direction
    gbogbo wọ́n ń foríbọ̀gbẹ́ ― They were going in the wrong direction
Derived terms
  • ẹran ìgbẹ́ (“bushmeat”)

Etymology 2

Possibly from Etymology 1 as a euphemistic meaning since the bush was where defecation often occurred.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bɛ́/

Noun

ìgbẹ́

  1. feces, stool
    Synonyms: imí, iyín, kákà
Derived terms
  • ilé-ìgbẹ́ (“toilet, latrine”)
  • yàgbẹ́ (“to defecate”)
  • ìgbẹ́ gbuuru (“diarrhea”)
  • ìgbẹ́ ọ̀rìn (“dysentery”)
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