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

ilé-ìgbẹ́ (“toilet, latrine”)
yàgbẹ́ (“to defecate”)
ìgbẹ́ gbuuru (“diarrhea”)
ìgbẹ́ ọ̀rìn (“dysentery”)

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