ibo

ibo

See also: Ibo and IBO

Translingual

Symbol

ibo

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Igbo.

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.boː/, [ˈiːboː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.bo/, [ˈiːbo]

Verb

ībō

1. first-person singular future active indicative of eō

References

• “ibo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Tiruray

Noun

ibo

1. sister-in-law

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Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.bò/

Noun

ìbò

1. vote, ballot, election
2. (Yoruba religion) a device used in a form of cleromancy done in divination. This device consists of cowries, bones, and other objects as a way to get the solution to a specific problem.

Derived terms

• adìbò (“electorate”)
• ajábọ̀ bíbáyọrí-ìbò (“incumbent politician running for reelection”)
• àpótí ìbò (“ballot box”)
• aṣàkóso-ìbò (“election official”)
• àtúntò-òfin ajẹmọ́bò (“electoral reform”)
• díbò (“to vote”)
• ìbò ààrẹ (“presidential election”)
• ìbò àtúndì (“runoff election”)
• ìgbìmọ̀ adìbò (“electoral college”)
• ìlànà ìbò (“electoral system”)
• ìpolówó-ìbò (“election campaign”)
• ìwé ìbò (“ballot paper”)
• ìwé-ìhónú ajẹmọ́bò (“election petition”)
• olùdìbò (“voter”)
• oníbò (“voter”)

 

Etymology 2

Ìbó (Saba comorensis)

Ìbó (Landolphia owariensis)

Ìbó (Ancylobotrys scandens)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.bó/

Noun

ìbó

1. The name for several plants of the family Apocynaceae that are known for their sour taste. They include Landolphia dulcis, Ancylobotrys scandens (from the genus Ancylobothrys), Saba comorensis, Landolphia owariensis, and Saba Thompsonii.

   ẹmu náàá kan bí ìbó ― the palm wine was as sour as the ìbó plant

2. (euphemistic) death

   ọmọ́ lọ ká ìbó ― The child is dead (Literally: The child went and picked the ìbó plant)

References

• Awoyale, Yiwola (December 19, 2008) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0‎, issue LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, DOI:https://doi.org/10.35111/6sp6-8p36, →ISBN