dìbò
verb
/dì.bò/
دِبوْ (alternative)
Definitions
- to do divination with yes-or-no responses with questions posed by a client
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to vote
Èmi yóò dìbò fún àwọn òṣèlú ní ìdìbò tó ń bọ̀ I will vote for the politicians in the upcoming election
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
Component words
Used in
olùdìbòọjọ́ ìdìbòṣe ìdìbòìdìbòìdìbò ojútáyé
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “dibo”.
Reference:
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