igbekun

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbè (“to be in an unsatisfactory state”) +‎ okùn (“ropes”), literally “the unsatisfactory state of being bounded”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bè.kũ̀/

Noun

ìgbèkùn

  1. captivity, bondage
    • (Can we date this quote?), Odù Ifá chapter #9 - Ògúndá Méjì:
      Ọ̀sanyìn ń fomi-ojú ṣe ògbérè ìgbèkùn
      Osanyin is using his tears as a dirge for his captivity
      (literally, “Osanyin was crying uncontrollably”)
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