ẹ̀bà
noun
/ɛ̀.bà/
Definitions
- a swallow made with cassava flour (gàrí)
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food, sustenance
Similar wordsoúnjẹnoun 2 entries are spelled “oúnjẹ”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. oúnjẹ food eíjẹ food eíjẹnoun 2 entries are spelled “eíjẹ”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. eíjẹ food jíjẹ eating; the act of eating ìjẹ
Etymology
Possibly from ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bà (“to ferment”)
Component words
ẹ̀-nominalizing prefixbàto ferment
Used in
Words in other languages from this one
These are words in other languages that came from this Yorùbá word, mostly through trade, the Atlantic slave trade, and contact with neighbouring languages.
They are not translations. A word here means what it means in its own language, which may have drifted a long way from the Yorùbá it started as.
ebaEnglish
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ẹba”.
Reference:
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