Ị̀àrẹ̀fà
name
/ɪ̀.à.ɾɛ̀.fà/
Ìwàrẹ̀fà (alternative)
Definitions
- high-ranking council of chiefs that advise the monarch
Etymology
From Ị̀àrẹ (“highest ranking chiefs”) + ẹ̀fà (“six”).
Component words
Ị̀àrẹhighest ranking chiefs
2 entries are spelled “Ị̀àrẹ”. The etymology calls it “highest ranking chiefs”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
Ìwàrẹ
the highest class of chiefs in a Yoruba town, the first six makeup a council known as the Ìwàrẹ̀fà
Ìwàrẹ
a high-ranking chief of a Yoruba town; a member of the Ìwàrẹ̀fà council of chiefs
ẹ̀fàsix
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ịarẹfa”.
Reference:
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