yeboadv.n.

Brit.

/ˈjɛbəʊ/,

/ˈjeɪbəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈjɛboʊ/,

/ˈjeɪboʊ/, South African English

/ˈjebɒ/,

/ˈjeɪbɒ/

Forms: 1800s yeh-bo, 1800s– yebo.

Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymon: Zulu yebo.

Etymology: < Zulu yebo.Compare the following earlier examples showing the Zulu word cited in an English source:1836 A. F. Gardiner Narr. Journey Zoolu Country 91 Bāba—(Father)—used in reply, as ‘Yeărbo Bāba,’ ‘Yes, Father.’1875 W. H. Drummond Large Game & Nat. Hist. S. & S.-E. Afr. v. 270 On finding my water-calabash empty and ordering it to be filled, I was surprised at the dead silence, instead of the usual ‘Yebo, Nkosi’ of ready obedience.

South African.

Used to express affirmation, assent, or agreement: ‘yes’. Also occasionally as n.: an utterance of ‘yebo’. Frequently in representations of South African speech.

ΚΠ

1898 B. Mitford Induna's Wife ii. 27 Yeh-bo—I see it all—the angry infuriated countenance of Umzilikazi, the dread anxiety on the faces of the other izinduna.

1928 Daily Mail (Atlantic ed.) 3 July 10/2 ‘Do you love this man? Will you take [him] for your husband for better or for worse?’ Zondi's replies were inaudible, but King Solomon's ‘Yebo’ was reverent and decisive.

1967 S. M. A. Lowe Hungry Veld 96 Nena ate well and said little... ‘Did you enjoy it?’ Lucy asked of her. ‘Yebo,’ she answered, ‘I was hungry.’

2012 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer 7 Days xlvii. 247 ‘You have to pay a hundred thousand so you can marry her?’ ‘Yebo’. She’s an educated woman.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yebo
释义	yeboadv.n. Brit. /ˈjɛbəʊ/, /ˈjeɪbəʊ/, U.S. /ˈjɛboʊ/, /ˈjeɪboʊ/, South African English /ˈjebɒ/, /ˈjeɪbɒ/ Forms: 1800s yeh-bo, 1800s– yebo. Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymon: Zulu yebo. Etymology: < Zulu yebo.Compare the following earlier examples showing the Zulu word cited in an English source:1836 A. F. Gardiner Narr. Journey Zoolu Country 91 Bāba—(Father)—used in reply, as ‘Yeărbo Bāba,’ ‘Yes, Father.’1875 W. H. Drummond Large Game & Nat. Hist. S. & S.-E. Afr. v. 270 On finding my water-calabash empty and ordering it to be filled, I was surprised at the dead silence, instead of the usual ‘Yebo, Nkosi’ of ready obedience. South African. Used to express affirmation, assent, or agreement: ‘yes’. Also occasionally as n.: an utterance of ‘yebo’. Frequently in representations of South African speech. ΚΠ 1898 B. Mitford Induna's Wife ii. 27 Yeh-bo—I see it all—the angry infuriated countenance of Umzilikazi, the dread anxiety on the faces of the other izinduna. 1928 Daily Mail (Atlantic ed.) 3 July 10/2 ‘Do you love this man? Will you take [him] for your husband for better or for worse?’ Zondi's replies were inaudible, but King Solomon's ‘Yebo’ was reverent and decisive. 1967 S. M. A. Lowe Hungry Veld 96 Nena ate well and said little... ‘Did you enjoy it?’ Lucy asked of her. ‘Yebo,’ she answered, ‘I was hungry.’ 2012 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer 7 Days xlvii. 247 ‘You have to pay a hundred thousand so you can marry her?’ ‘Yebo’. She’s an educated woman.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.n.1898
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