alẹ́
noun
/ā.lɛ́/
Definitions
- evening, night (7pm to 10pm)
- one's deathbed, the end of one's life
Etymology
Cognate with Igala ánẹ́, equivalent to a- (“non-gerundive nominalizing prefix”) + lẹ́ (“to approach the night, to be at dusk”).
Component words
a-non-gerundive nominalizing prefixlẹ́to approach the night, to be at dusk
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “alẹ”.
Reference:
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