ẹlẹ́dẹ̀
noun
/ɛ̄.lɛ́.dɛ̀/
lẹ́dẹ̀ (alternative)
Definitions
- pig, swine
- dirty person
Etymology
From oní- (“one who has”) + ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dẹ̀ (“to be soft”), literally “one who has soft (meat or skin)”
Component words
Used in
abo ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ẹlẹ́dẹ̀-igbóẹlẹ́dẹ̀-odòẹlẹ́lẹ́dẹ̀ọgbà ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ọmọ-ẹlẹ́dẹ̀àfọ̀ ẹlẹ́dẹ̀àgbẹ̀ ẹlẹ́dẹ̀
Descendants
àladḕHausa
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹlẹdẹ”.
Reference:
en-ẹlẹdẹ-yo-noun-0877-FoC