Èrèlé
name
/è.ɾè.lé/
Definitions
- February, the ninth month in the traditional Yoruba calendar, the Kọ́jọ́dá
Etymology
Folk etymology states it comes from èrè (“advantage, profit, reward, gain”) + lé (“to add on”), literally “Rewards continuing to be added on”
Component words
èrèadvantage, profit, reward, gain
léto add on
5 entries are spelled “lé”. The etymology calls it “to add on”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
lé
to exceed in number
lé
to appear distinctly
lé
on, on top of, after
lé
to pursue, to chase
lé
to become swollen
Used in
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Erele”.
Reference:
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