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Japanese
Romanization
iboji
- Rōmaji transcription of いぼじ
Yoruba
Etymology 1
From ibi (“place”) + òjìji (“shadow”), literally “Place that has a shadow”.
Pronunciation
Noun
ibòji
- Alternative form of ibòòji (“shade”)
- Synonym: òjìji
- Synonym: ujì (Èkìtì)
Etymology 2
From ibi (“place”) + ojì (“an obsolete root meaning grave or tomb”). Cognate with Igala ójì, ójínójì
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.bō.d͡ʒì/, /ī.bó.d͡ʒì/
Noun
ibojì or ibójì
- grave, tomb, cemetery
- Synonyms: sàréè, isà òkú, itẹ́, oróorí