sobiya

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Nupe sòmbìyà

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sò.bì.jà/

Noun

sòbìyà

  1. (pathology, medicine) Guinea worm disease, dracunculiasis
    Kí sòbìyà yóò bá dègbò, olúgàǹbe là á ké sí
    Before guinea worm becomes a sore, it is the oluganbe plant that we will call too
    (proverb on tackling an issue before it gets out of hand)
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