"ẹbọra" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ɛ̄.bɔ̄.ɾā/
Etymology: From ẹbọ + ara, cognate with Igala ẹ́bọ (“deity”), Edo ẹbọ, Olukumi ẹbọ, Urhobo ẹbo (“charm”) Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|ẹbọ|ara}} ẹbọ + ara, {{cog|igl|ẹ́bọ|t=deity}} Igala ẹ́bọ (“deity”), {{cog|bin|ẹbọ}} Edo ẹbọ, {{cog|ulb|ẹbọ}} Olukumi ẹbọ, {{cog|urh|ẹbo|t=charm}} Urhobo ẹbo (“charm”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ẹbọra|head2=}} ẹbọra, {{yo-pos|noun|ẹbọra|}} ẹbọra, {{yo-noun|ẹbọra}} ẹbọra
  1. (chiefly CY) god, deity, divinity; earth spirit Synonyms: òrìṣà, imọlẹ̀
    Sense id: en-ẹbọra-yo-noun-LXBBP1QD Categories (other): Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 58 42
  2. mythological monster or troll believed to live in forests Synonyms: ọ̀rọ̀, iwin
    Sense id: en-ẹbọra-yo-noun-kwIwx-AF Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 58 42
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ẹbọ",
        "3": "ara"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọ + ara",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "ẹ́bọ",
        "t": "deity"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala ẹ́bọ (“deity”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "ẹbọ"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo ẹbọ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ulb",
        "2": "ẹbọ"
      },
      "expansion": "Olukumi ẹbọ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urh",
        "2": "ẹbo",
        "t": "charm"
      },
      "expansion": "Urhobo ẹbo (“charm”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ẹbọ + ara, cognate with Igala ẹ́bọ (“deity”), Edo ẹbọ, Olukumi ẹbọ, Urhobo ẹbo (“charm”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ẹbọra",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọra",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ẹbọra",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọra",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ẹbọra"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọra",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Yoruba religion",
          "orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "god, deity, divinity; earth spirit"
      ],
      "id": "en-ẹbọra-yo-noun-LXBBP1QD",
      "links": [
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ],
        [
          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
        [
          "divinity",
          "divinity"
        ],
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "chiefly CY",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly CY) god, deity, divinity; earth spirit"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "òrìṣà"
        },
        {
          "word": "imọlẹ̀"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Yoruba religion",
          "orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mythological monster or troll believed to live in forests"
      ],
      "id": "en-ẹbọra-yo-noun-kwIwx-AF",
      "links": [
        [
          "mythological",
          "mythological"
        ],
        [
          "monster",
          "monster"
        ],
        [
          "troll",
          "troll"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ọ̀rọ̀"
        },
        {
          "word": "iwin"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̄.bɔ̄.ɾā/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ẹbọra"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba compound terms",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter",
    "yo:Yoruba religion"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ẹbọ",
        "3": "ara"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọ + ara",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "ẹ́bọ",
        "t": "deity"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala ẹ́bọ (“deity”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "ẹbọ"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo ẹbọ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ulb",
        "2": "ẹbọ"
      },
      "expansion": "Olukumi ẹbọ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urh",
        "2": "ẹbo",
        "t": "charm"
      },
      "expansion": "Urhobo ẹbo (“charm”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ẹbọ + ara, cognate with Igala ẹ́bọ (“deity”), Edo ẹbọ, Olukumi ẹbọ, Urhobo ẹbo (“charm”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ẹbọra",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọra",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ẹbọra",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọra",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ẹbọra"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹbọra",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "god, deity, divinity; earth spirit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ],
        [
          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
        [
          "divinity",
          "divinity"
        ],
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "chiefly CY",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly CY) god, deity, divinity; earth spirit"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "òrìṣà"
        },
        {
          "word": "imọlẹ̀"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mythological monster or troll believed to live in forests"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mythological",
          "mythological"
        ],
        [
          "monster",
          "monster"
        ],
        [
          "troll",
          "troll"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ọ̀rọ̀"
        },
        {
          "word": "iwin"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̄.bɔ̄.ɾā/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ẹbọra"
}

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