ẹlẹ́hà
noun
/ɛ̄.lɛ́.hà/
Definitions
- niqabi, a woman who practices purdah
Etymology
oní (“owner of, one has”) + ẹ̀ (“nominalizing prefix”) + hà (“to be hidden, to be locked away”), "One who is hidden."
Component words
oníowner of, one has
ẹ̀nominalizing prefix
4 entries are spelled “ẹ̀”. The etymology calls it “nominalizing prefix”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ẹ̀
alternative form of ẹ (“you”) (used primarily with the conjunction bá or the progressive particle ń)
ẹ̀
alternative form of rẹ̀ (third-person singular object pronoun following a complex verb)
ẹ̀
alternative form of rẹ̀ (third-person singular possessive pronoun)
ẹ̀
The letter ⟨ẹ⟩ with low tone
hàto be hidden, to be locked away
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹlẹha”.
Reference:
en-ẹlẹha-yo-noun-~KZalMLm