dúḿbú
verb
/dú.ŋ́.bú/
dúńbú (alternative)
Definitions
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to butcher, to slaughter (in particular) in the halal method
Wọ́n máa ń dúḿbú màlúù fọ́dún Iléyá. They typically butcher cows for Eid al-Adha.A-ṣe-kó-súni, Ìmàle Adọ̀dọ̀/ Ó ní ‘Bí wọn kò dúńbú omi/ Òun kò ní mu!/ Bí wọn kò dúńbú ẹja/ Òun kò ní jẹ! One who makes things hard for others, an extremist Muslim/ Who says if water was not slaughtered/ He would not drink!/ If fish was not slaughtered/ He would not eat!
Etymology
Perhaps from Arabic ذَبَحَ (ḏabaḥa)
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “dumbu”.
Reference:
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