ẹbiẹ
Igala
Etymology 1
Cognates include Yoruba ẹ̀jẹ̀, ultimately proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ̀-bʲɛ̀, equivalent *ɛ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *bʲɛ̀
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̀.bʲɛ̀/
Noun
ẹ̀bìẹ̀
- blood
Derived terms
- ẹ̀bìẹ̀-ényá-r'ónẹ̀ (“anemia”)
- ẹ̀bìẹ̀-édu (“blood donation”)
- ẹ̀bìẹ̀-agigba (“hematoma”)
- ẹ̀bìẹ̀-ẹ̀bìẹ̀ (“to be bloody”)
References
- John Idakwoji (February 12, 2015) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Etymology 2
From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bíẹ́ (“to defile; to desecrate”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̀.bʲɛ́/
Noun
ẹ̀bíẹ́
- (euphemistic) menstrual blood
Interjection
ẹ̀bíẹ́!
- (idiomatic, offensive, vulgar) a clipping of the phrase m'ẹ́biẹ̄ dā mọ (“gather menstrual blood and drink it!”)
- Synonym: bíẹ́
Related terms
- ùbíẹ
- ìná-ẹ̀bíẹ́ (“an insult in reference to menstrual blood”)
References
- John Idakwoji (February 12, 2015) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN