egbe

== Ewe == === Noun === egbe today. == Gun == === Etymology === Compare Fon égbé, Adja egbɛ, Saxwe Gbe égbé, Ewe egbe === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /é.ɡ͡bè/, /é.ɡ͡bé/ === Adverb === égbè or égbé today == Igala == === Alternative forms === égbéè === Etymology === From Igbo egbè. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /é.ɡ͡bè/ === Noun === égbè gun, firearm ==== Derived terms ==== ólí-égbè (“Dane gun”) === References === John Idakwoji (12 February 2015), An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN == Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbè (“to support; to sing a chorus of a song”) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /è.ɡ͡bè/ ==== Noun ==== ègbè chorus or refrain of a song or chant Synonyms: lílé, ègbè orin partiality, strong support ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbè (“to be next to someone or something”) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.ɡ͡bè/ ==== Noun ==== egbè a town outside from one's hometown; a neighboring town to one's hometown a farm settlement away from one's town Synonyms: egurè, abà, ìjùmọ (by extension) foreign land Synonyms: ìdálẹ̀, ilẹ̀-òkèèrè foreigner Synonyms: àlejò, ògbèrè === Etymology 3 === From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbé (“to cease to exist”) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /è.ɡ͡bé/ ==== Noun ==== ègbé a state of destruction, annihilation or perishment Synonym: ìrún ===== Derived terms ===== ṣègbé (“to perish”) === Etymology 4 === From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbé (“to carry off”) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.ɡ͡bé/ ==== Noun ==== egbé a traditional charm believed to allow one to become invisible Synonym: àfẹ́ẹ̀rí