orilẹ

See also: orile

Yoruba

Etymology

From orí (“head, source”) +‎ ilẹ̀ (“the land, ground, country”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.ɾí.lɛ̀/

Noun

orílẹ̀

clan, lineage group
Synonym: ìdílé
sociopolitical or linguistic entity; country
Synonym: orílẹ̀-èdè

Derived terms

orílẹ̀ Yorùbá (“Yorubaland, Yoruba nation”)
orílẹ̀-èdè (“nation”)

Related terms

orílé (“ancestral homeland”)
agboolé (“family compound”)

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