ọ̀bẹ — Sọ̀rọ̀ Sókè

ọ̀bẹ noun /ɔ̀.bɛ̄/

Definitions

knife, blade
Mo fi ìbínú gún un ní ọ̀bẹ I angrily stabbed him with a knife

Used in
ọ̀bẹ alápatàọ̀bẹ aṣóróọ̀bẹ gbàjámọọ̀bẹ ìjẹunọ̀bẹ ìkunran

Etymology

From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bẹ (“to cut”), proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-bɛ, see Igala ọ̀bẹ. Doublet of abẹ

Component words

ọ̀-nominalizing prefix bẹto cut

Dialectal synonyms “knife” 47 varieties

Southeast Yoruba

Àgbá-Ọ̀kà: usin
Ìkànmù-Ọ̀kà: usin
Ọ̀kà-Odò: usin
Ìbàkà-Ọ̀kà: usin
Ìjẹ̀bú Òde: ọ̀bẹ
Àgọ́ Ìwòyè: ọ̀bẹ
Ìjẹ̀bú Igbó: ọ̀bẹ
Ẹ̀pẹ́: ọ̀bẹ
Ìkòròdú: ọ̀bẹ
Ṣágámù: ọ̀bẹ
Mahin: ọ̀bẹ

Ìtsẹkírì

Ìwẹrẹ: ọ̀bẹ

Olùkùmi

Ugbódù: àbéké

Central Yoruba

Àdó Èkìtì: òsìlòọ̀bẹsìlò
Àkúrẹ́: òsìlòọ̀bẹsìlò
Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì: òsìlòọ̀bẹsìlò

Northwest Yoruba

Èbúté Mẹ́tà: ọ̀bẹ
Ìjàká: ọ̀bẹ
Èkó: ọ̀bẹ
Ìbàdàn: ọ̀bẹ
Ìlọrin: ọ̀bẹ
Ọ̀yọ́: ọ̀bẹ
Nàìjíríà: ọ̀bẹ
Bɛ̀nɛ̀: ɔ̀bɛ

Northeast Yoruba/Okun

Bùnú: ìhìn
Ìjùmú: ìhìn
Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó: ìhìn
Kabba: ùhìn
Lọ́kọ́ja: ìhìnọ̀bẹ

Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba

Sokode: bɛ̀tɛ̀
Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú): ɔ̀bɛ́
Tchaourou: ùsín
Baàtɛ: bɛ̀tɛ̀kpaca
Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀): bɛ̀tɛ̀kpaca
Ìkpòbɛ́: ɔ̀bɛ
Onigbolo: ɔ̀bɛ
Kétu: ɔ̀bɛ
Akpáré: bɛ̀tɛ̀
Atakpamɛ: bɛ̀tɛ̀
Boko: bɛ̀tɛ̀
Moretan: bɛ̀tɛ̀
Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti): bɛ̀tɛ̀
Awotébi: ɔ́sɛ̃́
Partago: ɔsɛ̃
Kandi: kásɛ̀
Kambole: ìsɛ̃
Manigri: àdáìsɛ̃

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Listed as a similar word by

knife

blade

(Àkúrẹ́) knife, blade

Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1, where this word is spelled “ọbẹ”. Reference: en-ọbẹ-yo-noun-2YmD6aIQ