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
- captivity, bondage
- Ọ̀sanyìn ń fomi-ojú ṣe ògbérè ìgbèkùn ― Osanyin is using his tears as a dirge for his captivity - Literally "Osanyin was crying uncontrollably(Odù Ifá chapter #9 - Ògúndá Méjì)
Related terms
- ẹrú (“slave”)