Ìkálẹ̀
name
Definitions
- Okitipupa, a subgroup of the Yoruba people, who speak the Ìkálẹ̀ language.
- A dialect of the Yoruba language
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ká (“to surround, to spread out”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”), literally “The one spread out across the land”.
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefix
káto surround, to spread out
3 entries are spelled “ká”. The etymology calls it “to surround, to spread out”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ká
to pluck fruit (from a tree)
ká
to curl or fold something
ká
to be everywhere
ilẹ̀land
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ikalẹ”.
Reference:
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