igba

Yoruba

Etymology 1
igbá

From Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-gbá, cognate with Igbo ụgbā.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ī.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

igbá

  1. calabash, Lagenaria siceraria

Etymology 2
Yoruba numbers (edit)
2,000[a], [b]
 ←  100  ←  199 200 300  → 
20
    Cardinal: igba
    Counting: igba
    Adjectival: igba
    Ordinal: igba
    Adverbial: ìgbà igba
    Distributive: igba igba

From a distinct root unlike most related languages, possibly a late innovation, i- +‎ gba.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ī.ɡ͡bā/

Numeral

igba

  1. two hundred

Adjective

igba

  1. two-hundredth

Usage notes

Since this number does not have a m-based form, similar to other multiples of ten afterwards, if it's describing a total number of items, it comes before the noun.

  1. Igba dọ́là ni. – It's two hundred dollars

However, if it is describing an ordinal sequence, it comes after the noun.

  1. Ọmọ igba l'ó jẹ́. – She's the two hundredth child.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ī.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

igbà

  1. A type of rope used for climbing

Etymology 4
ìgbá

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

ìgbá

  1. bitter tomato, Solanum aethiopicum; garden egg, eggplant
Derived terms

Etymology 5
ìgbá

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

ìgbá

  1. African locust bean, Parkia biglobosa

Etymology 6

Cognate with Edo igba

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

ìgbà

  1. time, occasion, season
    Synonyms: àsìkò, àkókò, sáà, sànmọ́nì, ọ̀tẹ̀
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