"dibo" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /dì.bò/ Forms: dìbò [canonical], دِبوْ [alternative]
Etymology: From di (“to become”) + ìbò (“a system of divination by which a babaláwo, using bones or cowrie shells, to get yes-or-no responses for their client or an election”). Cognates include Ifè ɖi ìbò, Ifè ɖìbò Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|di|ìbò|t1=to become|t2=a system of divination by which a babaláwo, using bones or cowrie shells, to get yes-or-no responses for their client or an election}} di (“to become”) + ìbò (“a system of divination by which a babaláwo, using bones or cowrie shells, to get yes-or-no responses for their client or an election”), {{cog|ife|ɖi ìbò}} Ifè ɖi ìbò, {{cog|ife|ɖìbò}} Ifè ɖìbò Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=dìbò|head2=}} dìbò, {{yo-pos|verb|dìbò}} dìbò
  1. (Yoruba religion) to do divination with yes-or-no responses with questions posed by a client
    Sense id: en-dibo-yo-verb-0iK1rGPB Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 85 15
  2. to vote
    Sense id: en-dibo-yo-verb-DM4SwhEW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: olùdìbò (english: voter), ọjọ́ ìdìbò (english: election day), ṣe ìdìbò (english: to hold an election), ìdìbò (english: election), ìdìbò ojútáyé (english: free elections)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "voter",
      "word": "olùdìbò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "election day",
      "word": "ọjọ́ ìdìbò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to hold an election",
      "word": "ṣe ìdìbò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "election",
      "word": "ìdìbò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "free elections",
      "word": "ìdìbò ojútáyé"
    }
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
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      ],
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        "to do divination with yes-or-no responses with questions posed by a client"
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        "(Yoruba religion) to do divination with yes-or-no responses with questions posed by a client"
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "english": "I will vote for the politicians in the upcoming election",
          "text": "Èmi yóò dìbò fún àwọn òṣèlú ní ìdìbò tó ń bọ̀",
          "type": "example"
        }
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    }
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    {
      "english": "voter",
      "word": "olùdìbò"
    },
    {
      "english": "election day",
      "word": "ọjọ́ ìdìbò"
    },
    {
      "english": "to hold an election",
      "word": "ṣe ìdìbò"
    },
    {
      "english": "election",
      "word": "ìdìbò"
    },
    {
      "english": "free elections",
      "word": "ìdìbò ojútáyé"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "di",
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      "expansion": "di (“to become”) + ìbò (“a system of divination by which a babaláwo, using bones or cowrie shells, to get yes-or-no responses for their client or an election”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ife",
        "2": "ɖi ìbò"
      },
      "expansion": "Ifè ɖi ìbò",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ife",
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      },
      "expansion": "Ifè ɖìbò",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "دِبوْ",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "dìbò",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dìbò",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "dìbò"
      },
      "expansion": "dìbò",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yo",
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        "to do divination with yes-or-no responses with questions posed by a client"
      ],
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          "divination",
          "divination"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Yoruba religion) to do divination with yes-or-no responses with questions posed by a client"
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        {
          "english": "I will vote for the politicians in the upcoming election",
          "text": "Èmi yóò dìbò fún àwọn òṣèlú ní ìdìbò tó ń bọ̀",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to vote"
      ],
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          "vote",
          "vote"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/dì.bò/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dibo"
}

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