ibo
Translingual
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.boː/, [ˈiːboː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.bo/, [ˈiːbo]
References
- “ibo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Tiruray
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.bò/
Noun
ìbò
- vote, ballot, election
- (Yoruba religion) a device used in a form of cleromancy done in divination. This device consists of cowries, bones, and other objects as a way to get the solution to a specific problem.
Derived terms
- adìbò (“electorate”)
- ajábọ̀ bíbáyọrí-ìbò (“incumbent politician running for reelection”)
- aṣàkóso-ìbò (“election official”)
- díbò (“to vote”)
- olùdìbò (“voter”)
- oníbò (“voter”)
- àpótí ìbò (“ballot box”)
- àtúntò-òfin ajẹmọ́bò (“electoral reform”)
- ìbò àtúndì (“runoff election”)
- ìbò ààrẹ (“presidential election”)
- ìgbìmọ̀ adìbò (“electoral college”)
- ìlànà ìbò (“electoral system”)
- ìpolówó-ìbò (“election campaign”)
- ìwé ìbò (“ballot paper”)
- ìwé-ìhónú ajẹmọ́bò (“election petition”)
Etymology 2
Ìbó (Saba comorensis)
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Ìbó (Landolphia owariensis)
Ìbó (Ancylobotrys scandens)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.bó/
Noun
ìbó
- The name for several plants of the family Apocynaceae that are known for their sour taste. They include Landolphia dulcis, Ancylobotrys scandens (from the genus Ancylobothrys), Saba comorensis, species, and Saba thompsonii.
- ẹmu náàá kan bí ìbó ― the palm wine was as sour as the ìbó plant
- (euphemistic) death
- ọmọ́ lọ ká ìbó ― The child is dead (literally, “The child went and picked the ìbó plant”)
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