igbẹ
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bɛ́/
Noun
ìgbẹ́
- bush, forest
- Synonym: igbó
- game hunting
- wrong direction
- gbogbo wọ́n ń foríbọ̀gbẹ́ ― They were going in the wrong direction
Derived terms
- ẹran ìgbẹ́ (“bushmeat”)
Related terms
- aginjù (“wilderness”)
- dájì (“jungle”)
- ṣọdẹ (“to hunt”)
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
- feces, stool
- Synonyms: imí, iyín, kákà
Derived terms
- ìgbẹ́ gbuuru (“diarrhea”)
- ìgbẹ́ ọ̀rìn (“dysentery”)
- ilé-ìgbẹ́ (“toilet, latrine”)
- yàgbẹ́ (“to defecate”)