ugba

English

Noun

ugba (uncountable)

1. A Nigerian condiment made from fermented African oil bean seeds (Pentaclethra macrophylla).

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ìgbà
• ị̀gbị̀, ị̀gbẹ̀, ụ̀gbẹ̀ (Ekiti)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala ùgbà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ù.ɡ͡bà/
• (Èkìtì) IPA^(key): /ʊ̀.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

ùgbà

1. (Ijebu, Ekiti) time, occasion

   Synonyms: àsìkò, àkókò

2. (Ijebu, Ekiti) season

   Synonym: sáà

Derived terms

• lúgbà (“when”)
• ùgbàfẹ́ (“enjoyment, fun”)

 

Etymology 2

Ugbá

From Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ-gbá, cognate with Yoruba igbá, Igbo ụgbā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ū.ɡ͡bá/
• (Èkìtì) IPA^(key): /ʊ̄.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

ugbá

1. (Ekiti, Ijebu, Ondo) calabash, the plant Lagenaria siceraria

Derived terms

• ọmọrúgbá (“calabash lid (Ìjẹ̀bú)”)
• àkíkàràgbá (“broken calabash (Èkìtì)”)
• àákàràgbá (“broken calabash (Èkìtì)”)
• àíkàràgbá (“broken calabash (Ìjẹ̀bú)”)