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

  1. (Ekiti) primordial or ancestral deity; local earth spirit, traditionally associated by the Ekiti people with hills and rivers
    Synonyms: ẹbọra, ọ̀rị̀ṣà

Derived terms

  • ọlụ́mọlẹ̀ (worshipper of the ụmọlẹ̀)
  • urúmọlẹ̀
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