ugbá
noun
/ū.ɡ͡bá/ /ʊ̄.ɡ͡bá/
ìgbà (alternative), ị̀gbị̀ (alternative, Ekiti), ị̀gbẹ̀ (alternative, Ekiti), ụ̀gbẹ̀ (alternative, Ekiti)
Definitions
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calabash, the plant Lagenaria siceraria
Used inọmọrúgbá àkíkàrágbánoun 2 entries are spelled “àkíkàrágbá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. àkíkàrágbá a broken calabash, a broken plate, a badly damaged dish no longer suitable for eating. àákàràgbá alternative form of àkíkàràgbá (“broken plate or calabash”) àkíkàrágbánoun 2 entries are spelled “àkíkàrágbá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. àkíkàrágbá a broken calabash, a broken plate, a badly damaged dish no longer suitable for eating. àíkàràgbá broken calabashPossibly used inàkíkàràgbábroken calabash (Èkìtì) Wiktionary points at “àkíkàràgbá”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “àkíkàrágbá”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “àkíkàràgbá” may be a word nobody has written up yet. àkíkàrágbá a broken calabash, a broken plate, a badly damaged dish no longer suitable for eating.
Etymology
From Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ-gbá, cognate with Yoruba igbá, Igbo ụgbā.
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “ugba”.
Reference:
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