"ẹbọ" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ɛ̄.bɔ̄/
Etymology: Cognate with Igala ẹ́bọ and Edo ẹbọ, from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-bɔ̄, equivalent to ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bọ (“to worship, to carry a sacrifice”) Etymology templates: {{cog|igl|ẹ́bọ}} Igala ẹ́bọ, {{cog|bin|ẹbọ}} Edo ẹbọ, {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*ɛ́-bɔ̄}} Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-bɔ̄, {{af|yo|ẹ-|bọ|id1=nominalizing prefix|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to worship, to carry a sacrifice}} ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bọ (“to worship, to carry a sacrifice”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ẹbọ|head2=}} ẹbọ, {{yo-pos|noun|ẹbọ|}} ẹbọ, {{yo-noun|ẹbọ}} ẹbọ
  1. ritual sacrifice or offering to a deity or divinity Synonyms: ètùtù
    Sense id: en-ẹbọ-yo-noun-dSZaY8lj Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with ẹ- (nominalizing prefix), Religion, Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with ẹ- (nominalizing prefix): 77 23 Disambiguation of Religion: 100 0 Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 95 5
  2. (by extension, idiomatic) free food Tags: broadly, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ẹbọ-yo-noun-fqcZljTX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ẹbọra (english: deity), ẹlẹ́bọ, ẹlẹ́bọlóògùn
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "deity",
      "word": "ẹbọra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ẹlẹ́bọ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ẹlẹ́bọlóògùn"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "ebó",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: ebó",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: ebó"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "ẹ́bọ"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala ẹ́bọ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "ẹbọ"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo ẹbọ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yrd-pro",
        "3": "*ɛ́-bɔ̄"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-bɔ̄",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ẹ-",
        "3": "bọ",
        "id1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to worship, to carry a sacrifice"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bọ (“to worship, to carry a sacrifice”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Igala ẹ́bọ and Edo ẹbọ, from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-bɔ̄, equivalent to ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bọ (“to worship, to carry a sacrifice”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ẹbọ",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọ",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ẹbọ",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọ",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ẹbọ"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọ",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with ẹ- (nominalizing prefix)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "yo:Religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Yoruba religion",
          "orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ritual sacrifice or offering to a deity or divinity"
      ],
      "id": "en-ẹbọ-yo-noun-dSZaY8lj",
      "links": [
        [
          "ritual",
          "ritual"
        ],
        [
          "sacrifice",
          "sacrifice"
        ],
        [
          "offering",
          "offering"
        ],
        [
          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
        [
          "divinity",
          "divinity"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ètùtù"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "free food"
      ],
      "id": "en-ẹbọ-yo-noun-fqcZljTX",
      "links": [
        [
          "free",
          "free"
        ],
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension, idiomatic) free food"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̄.bɔ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ẹbọ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid",
    "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
    "Yoruba terms prefixed with ẹ- (nominalizing prefix)",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter",
    "yo:Religion",
    "yo:Yoruba religion"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "deity",
      "word": "ẹbọra"
    },
    {
      "word": "ẹlẹ́bọ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ẹlẹ́bọlóògùn"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "ebó",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: ebó",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: ebó"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "ẹ́bọ"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala ẹ́bọ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "ẹbọ"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo ẹbọ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yrd-pro",
        "3": "*ɛ́-bɔ̄"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-bɔ̄",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ẹ-",
        "3": "bọ",
        "id1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to worship, to carry a sacrifice"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bọ (“to worship, to carry a sacrifice”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Igala ẹ́bọ and Edo ẹbọ, from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-bɔ̄, equivalent to ẹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bọ (“to worship, to carry a sacrifice”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ẹbọ",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọ",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ẹbọ",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọ",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ẹbọ"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọ",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ritual sacrifice or offering to a deity or divinity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ritual",
          "ritual"
        ],
        [
          "sacrifice",
          "sacrifice"
        ],
        [
          "offering",
          "offering"
        ],
        [
          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
        [
          "divinity",
          "divinity"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ètùtù"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "free food"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "free",
          "free"
        ],
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension, idiomatic) free food"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̄.bɔ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ẹbọ"
}

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