imọlẹ
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- ụmọlẹ̀ (Èkìtì)
Etymology 1
i- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mọ (“to mold, to shape”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”), literally “The creators of the land”, compare with Itsekiri umalẹ̀, if the term existed in Proto-Yoruboid, perhaps it was Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-mɔlɛ̀
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.mɔ̃̄.lɛ̀/
Noun
imọlẹ̀
Derived terms
- ugbómọlẹ̀ (“forbidden forest, forest inhabited by the imọlẹ̀”)
- abọmọlẹ̀
- ilé-imọlẹ̀
Etymology 2
ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mọ́lẹ̀ (“to shine, to light, to brighten, to make clear”)
Alternative forms
- ụ̀mọ́lẹ̀ (Èkìtì)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.mɔ̃́.lɛ̀/
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