ọ̀bẹ
noun
/ɔ̀.bɛ̄/
Definitions
-
knife, blade
Mo fi ìbínú gún un ní ọ̀bẹ I angrily stabbed him with a knife
Etymology
From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bẹ (“to cut”), proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-bɛ, see Igala ọ̀bẹ. Doublet of abẹ
Component words
ọ̀-nominalizing prefix
bẹto cut
5 entries are spelled “bẹ”. The etymology calls it “to cut”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
bẹ
to peel
bẹ
to be ahead, to be forward
bẹ
to snap, to burst, to break
bẹ
to be (in a location), to exist
bẹ
to shine forth
Dialectal synonyms “knife” 47 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Àgbá-Ọ̀kà
- usin
- Ìkànmù-Ọ̀kà
- usin
- Ọ̀kà-Odò
- usin
- Ìbàkà-Ọ̀kà
- usin
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- ọ̀bẹ
- Àgọ́ Ìwòyè
- ọ̀bẹ
- Ìjẹ̀bú Igbó
- ọ̀bẹ
- Ẹ̀pẹ́
- ọ̀bẹ
- Ìkòròdú
- ọ̀bẹ
- Ṣágámù
- ọ̀bẹ
- Mahin
- ọ̀bẹ
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- ọ̀bẹ
Olùkùmi
- Ugbódù
- àbéké
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- òsìlòọ̀bẹsìlò
- Àkúrẹ́
- òsìlòọ̀bẹsìlò
- Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
- òsìlòọ̀bẹsìlò
Northwest Yoruba
- Èbúté Mẹ́tà
- ọ̀bẹ
- Ìjàká
- ọ̀bẹ
- Èkó
- ọ̀bẹ
- Ìbàdàn
- ọ̀bẹ
- Ìlọrin
- ọ̀bẹ
- Ọ̀yọ́
- ọ̀bẹ
- Nàìjíríà
- ọ̀bẹ
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- ɔ̀bɛ
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Bùnú
- ìhìn
- Ìjùmú
- ìhìn
- Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó
- ìhìn
- Kabba
- ùhìn
- Lọ́kọ́ja
- ìhìnọ̀bẹ
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Sokode
- bɛ̀tɛ̀
- Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)
- ɔ̀bɛ́
- Tchaourou
- ùsín
- Baàtɛ
- bɛ̀tɛ̀kpaca
- Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)
- bɛ̀tɛ̀kpaca
- Ìkpòbɛ́
- ɔ̀bɛ
- Onigbolo
- ɔ̀bɛ
- Kétu
- ɔ̀bɛ
- Akpáré
- bɛ̀tɛ̀
- Atakpamɛ
- bɛ̀tɛ̀
- Boko
- bɛ̀tɛ̀
- Moretan
- bɛ̀tɛ̀
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- bɛ̀tɛ̀
- Awotébi
- ɔ́sɛ̃́
- Partago
- ɔsɛ̃
- Kandi
- kásɛ̀
- Kambole
- ìsɛ̃
- Manigri
- àdáìsɛ̃
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ọbẹ”.
Reference:
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