igbekun

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbè (“to be in an unsatisfactory state”) +‎ okùn (“ropes”), literally “the unsatisfactory state of being bounded”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɡ͡bè.kũ̀/

Noun

ìgbèkùn

1. captivity, bondage
   • (Can we date this quote?), Odù Ifá chapter #9 - Ògúndá Méjì:

     Ọ̀sanyìn ń fomi-ojú ṣe ògbérè ìgbèkùn

     Osanyin is using his tears as a dirge for his captivity

     (literally, “Osanyin was crying uncontrollably”)

Related terms

• ẹrú (“slave”)