ụmọlẹ
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ụ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mọ (“to mold”) + alẹ̀ (“the land”), literally “Those who molded the land”, from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-mãlɛ̀, compare with Itsekiri umalẹ̀, Olukumi ùmàlẹ́, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-mɔlɛ̀
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊ̄.mɔ̃̄.lɛ̀/
Noun
ụmọlẹ̀
Derived terms
- ọlụ́mọlẹ̀ (“worshipper of the ụmọlẹ̀”)
- urúmọlẹ̀
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