gbẹ

== Gun == === Alternative forms === gbɛ̀, ogbɛ̀ (Benin) ogbẹ̀ === Etymology === From Proto-Gbe *-gbɛ. Compare Fon gbɛ̀, Saxwe Gbe ɛgbɛ̀, Aja (West Africa) egbɛ (“universe, creation, life”) and Ewe agbe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɛ̀/ === Noun === gbẹ̀ (plural gbẹ̀ lẹ́) (Nigeria) life ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== == Itsekiri == === Etymology 1 === Proposed to come from Proto-Yoruboid *gbɛ, cognate with Igala gbẹ, Yoruba gbẹ. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɛ̄/ ==== Verb ==== gbẹ to be dry === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɛ́/ ==== Preposition ==== gbẹ́ for Urun ti ó sí wé bà mí ẹ̀rù gbẹ́ rẹ ― This thing that happened made me afraid for you == Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *gbɛ̃̀, cognate with Igala gbẹ̀ ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɛ̀/ ==== Verb ==== gbẹ̀ (chiefly CY, transitive, intransitive) to plant; to sow Synonym: gbìn ===== Usage notes ===== gbẹ before a direct object ===== Derived terms ===== àgbẹ̀ (“farmer”) ===== Related terms ===== lẹ́ (“to transplant a plant”) === Etymology 2 === Proposed to come from Proto-Yoruboid *gbɛ, cognate with Igala gbẹ ==== Alternative forms ==== ڠعَِ ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɛ̄/ ==== Verb ==== gbẹ (intransitive) to become dry; to become dehydrated (transitive, intransitive) to dry up ===== Derived terms ===== ọ̀gbẹlẹ̀ (“dry season”) ìgbẹ fàgbẹ === Etymology 3 === Related to Etymology 2 ==== Alternative forms ==== ڠعَِ ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɛ̄/ ==== Verb ==== gbẹ (intransitive) to become emaciated or evaporated ===== Derived terms ===== ìgbẹ òǹgbẹ (“thirst”) === Etymology 4 === Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *gbɛ̃́, cognate with Igala gbẹ́ ==== Alternative forms ==== ڠعَِ ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɛ́/ ==== Verb ==== gbẹ́ to carve or sculpt; (in particular) to carve or sculpt something out of wood or stone ===== Usage notes ===== when the medium used to carve or mold is wood or stone, use gbẹ́. when clay or earth is being used to mold, use mọ ===== Derived terms ===== ìgbẹ́ gbẹ́gilére (“woodcarver”) gbẹ́dó-gbẹ́dó gbẹ́nàgbẹ́nà (“carpenter”) === Etymology 5 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɛ́/ ==== Verb ==== gbẹ́ (transitive, intransitive) to dig; to dig up wọ́n gbẹ́ kànga ― They dug a well ===== Usage notes ===== when the medium used to carve or mold is wood or stone, use gbẹ́. when clay or earth is being used to mold, use mọ ===== Derived terms ===== ìgbẹ́ gbẹ́gilére (“woodcarver”) gbẹ́dó-gbẹ́dó gbẹ́nàgbẹ́nà (“carpenter”) ===== Related terms ===== wà (“to dig; to mine”) === Etymology 6 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡ͡bɛ́/ ==== Verb ==== gbẹ́ (intransitive) to cackle; (specifically referring to the cackle a hen makes when laying her eggs) abodìẹ́ ń gbẹ́ kẹ́kẹ́ lórí ẹyin ― The hen was cackling loudly on her eggs ===== Derived terms ===== ìgbẹ́ (“cackle”)