túḿbá
verb
/tú.ŋ́.bá/
túńbá (alternative), túúbá (alternative)
Definitions
-
to surrender
Ebi ló mú ọ̀tá túḿbá. It was hunger that made the enemy surrender.
- to apologize, to show remorse, to repent
Etymology
From Arabic تَوْبَة (tawba).
Used in
ìtúúbá
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “tumba”.
Reference:
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